Growing Up in Country Australia

<p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>'You will find in these pages a colourful and gripping pastiche that updates the experience outside Australia's cities and large regional centres. You will find despite the absolute variety in these essays that there is still something ineffable about life in the country.' -Rick Morton</span></p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Growing Up in Country Australia</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> is a fresh modern look at country Australia. There are stories of joy adventure nostalgia connection to nature and freedom but also grimmer tales - of drought fires mouse plagues and isolation. From the politics of the country school bus to the class divides between locals from shooting foxes with Dad to giving up meat as an adult from working on the family farm to selling up and moving to the city the picture painted is diverse and unexpected. This is country Australia as you've never seen it before.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>With nearly forty stories by established and emerging authors from a wide range of backgrounds - including First Nations and new migrants - </span><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Growing Up in CountryAustralia</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> is a unique and revealing snapshot of rural life.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Contributors include Holden Sheppard Laura Jean McKayAnnabel Crabb Sami Shah Lech Blaine Tony Armstrong Bridie Jabour Jes Layton Lily Chan Jay Carmichael and many others.</span></p>