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Swords and Crowns and Rings: Text Classics
Swords and Crowns and Rings: Text Classics | Ruth Park
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Ruth Park's Miles Franklin-winning novel brilliantly evokes Australia in the midst of the Great Depression. Growing up in an Australian country town before World War I, Jackie Hanna and Cushie Moy are carefree and innocent in their love for each other. But Jackie is a dwarf, and his devotion to the beautiful Cushie is condemned by her parents. This is the story of their lifelong odyssey, and of the triumph of a special kind of courage. Written with warmth and affection, Swords and Crowns and Rings is a powerful story about human nature and the strength of an unlikely love. Ruth Park brilliantly captures the mood of Australia in the first part of the twentieth century. Ruth Park, born in New Zealand in 1917, spent most of her adult life in Australia. She was widely read and well-loved for her books, which were as equally successful for adults as for children. She is best known for the novels The Harp in the South, Poor Man's Orange and Swords and Crowns and Rings, for which she won the 1977 Miles Franklin Award. textpublishing.com.au 'The ever popular Ruth Park has written one of the best novels of the decade.' Australian 'A fairy tale of a novel.' Sydney Morning Herald 'Almost impossible to put down...its characters keep on living in the imagination.' Sydney Sun
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Curiouser_and_curiouser
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The last chapter!
What adventures Jackie has been on!
Now to find out what happened to Cushie during this time.
Fingers crossed they find each other.
What a beautiful and often raw account of Australia's history in the 1920's-30's. The poverty, the unemployment, the desperation, the sharing of meager rations, the dust, the heat, the bush and the bushfires. This book paints a picture of Aussie life 100 years ago and geez they had it tough.

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Spent a lovely day at the beach yesterday with the family. Our restrictions have lifted to no masks outside unless you can't maintain 1.5m distance. Awesomesauce!

And my book just took a wild turn! Can't put it down atm.
What will Jackie do now & where is his childhood friend Cushie?? It's been 5 years since they last saw each other. Only 160 pages left to go
This book seemed to take over all other books I was reading at the same time. Loving it.

Freespirit It sounds great..stacked! 4y
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Curiouser_and_curiouser
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Halfway through this awesome story.
This is definitely on par with Cloudstreet by Tim Winton which I read earlier this year and loved so much.

It follows two young friends, Jackie & Cushie, growing up across the road from one another and continues through their early adult lives, full of manipulation & misfortune, keeping them apart.
I'm only halfway and it sure has me by the short and curlies! Will they find their way back to each other again?

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Started this as my chosen audiobook for the moment as I am reading Slaughterhouse 5 in paperback at night. I have it in paperback which I will pick up to read as I'm almost finished Slaughterhouse 5.
Loving this story so far. Ruth Park is such a great author. I studied her in high school as we read her books The Harp in the South and Poor Mans Orange, although I don't think i appreciated her writing at the time.
Really enjoying it so far!

CarolynM The Harp in the South is great. I look forward to seeing what you think about this one. 4y
Curiouser_and_curiouser @CarolynM I love it already!! 4y
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Almost finished my big read for #ausreadingmonth it has been truly wonderful #milesfranklin #textclassics

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Brona
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#ausreadingmonth goes to Glebe for Saturday morning coffee #sappho #textclassics

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Enjoying a beautiful spring day for some #ausreadingmonth reading #austwomenwriters #milesfranklinwinner #textclassics