![]() ![]() Ii) Where some of Bail's opposites-in-tension books at least try to pretend that there are two sides to the opposition (psychology vs philosophy, for instance), this one falls into the worst kind of heart is more important than head cliche. I) The daughter, while given some kind of interior life, is also, like, SO BEAUTIFUL. ![]() Other reasons to be annoyed by Murray Bail wasting his significant talents on this book: ![]() If you're looking for clever reflections on anything, you're likely to be irritated by the cheesiness of the courtship and the extra, super-duper cheesiness of the conclusion. I suspect that this book has fallen between two stools: if you're looking for a classic love story, you're likely to be annoyed that the plot gets going by having a man offer his daughter to any man who can name all the species of gum tree on his property. ![]()
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