Welcome to Litsy!

This story of pioneers in the early days of the colony of South Australia is based on one of the author's ancestors who is also an ancestor of mine. The stories about him in my #family are a bit different from the way she tells it😂 #FallintoReading

Day 1:
First book of the year #allthebooksof2017
http://bronasbooks.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/salt-creek-by-lucy-treloar.html?m=1

A slow start but I enjoyed this - in the end the thoughtful writing, immersion in the desolate landscape and determination of Hester kept me reading. The isolation, and the settlers' cruelty to the Aboriginal inhabitants of south Australia depressed me (knowing it's based on fact). Would be good discussion for book clubs. Parallels to The Secret River & reminded me a little of The Signature of All Things.

Bedtime reading... 😴

"There is nothing we can do. Nothing will change if you upset yourself. The calf will still die, the mother will moan, we will still need the money. We will be here. You cannot change anything by your tears, but you can change some things by your actions." pg 53 #shareatea2017 (or a banana smoothie!)

Wonderful #Australian #historical #fiction such a tragic saga. Fabulous. A debut novel. Lucy Treloar is one to watch out for in the future.

I liked learning more about this period of Australia's history and in a lesser known location of the still isolated Coorong in South Australia. Best for fans of Little House and My Antonia. The audio book was a bit strange with penin-CHEW-las everywhere and Punjabi sounding natives.

⭐️⭐️⭐️This is the third book in my survey of the Miles Franklin shortlist. Set in the 1850's in South Australia it tells of the hardships of the Finch family and their complex relationship with the indigenous Ngarrindjeri people.
I suspect enjoyment of this novel may hinge on how you feel about the Finch family - I earnestly followed their various destinies but didn't ever really care for them.
Ambitious debut but ultimately a little boring ?

Might be a little late on the #bookanddrink #Septphotochallenge. But still, here are my current reads and my favourite teapot with a blend of Kawakawa Fire tea 😉.

I'm listening to this right now, kind of a Little House on the Prairie Australian edition. Pretty good except she keeps pronouncing peninsula with a "ch" sound. Is that an English thing? Penichula?