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A Long Way from Home

By: Peter Carey
Narrated by: Amos Phillips, Eloise Oxer
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Australia's master novelist takes us on the journey of a lifetime. Carey's most ambitious story since True History of the Kelly Gang: A Celebration and Interrogation of the Australia of Peter's Childhood. He takes us on a wild ride around the country in 1954 by way of the famous Redex car trial, during which our protagonist, Willy Bachhuber, learns the poignant truth of his troubled past.

It's a tender and wonderfully wry portrait of Australia in the 1950s, reminiscent of Illywhacker in concerns and some characters.

We're in Bacchus Marsh in the 1950s, with car salesmen, an early aviator, and the lives of Irene Bobs and Willy Bachhuber. The striking Irene is ahead of her time, a fearless, big-hearted, independently minded woman. Her next door neighbour Willy seems to be constantly in flight from his own life. He lacks social confidence but is extremely well read, so much so that he's a radio quiz champ. And he has a particular fondness for maps. When Irene's husband, Titch, decides to enter the Redex trial, Irene goes with him as codriver, and Willy as navigator.

©2017 Peter Carey (P)2017 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Fiction Historical Fiction Heartfelt
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Excellent and informative. Even though the topic is Australian, the theme is universal and accessible

universal message

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What didn’t you like about Amos Phillips and Eloise Oxer ’s performance?

Enjoyed these narrators but I thought the production poor. Quite often words missing from the end of sentences.

Production not Performance

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This is a really interesting story with a mix of fact, faction and fiction. The narrators make it easy and enjoyable listening but even more they make a challenging read a story that is easy to follow. We all need to learn the truth of colonisation and novels like this might help to bring the truth to a wider audience.

Don’t give up in this, keep going

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Loved most of it but found the main characters unresolved at the end. Performance was strong.

Excellent, but drifted at the end.

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Eventually got in to the book but disappointed with the ending. my book club felt the same too.

disappointed with the ending

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.