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Cry of the Curlew

By: Peter Watt
Narrated by: John Voce
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A stark and vivid novel of Australia's brutal past.

An epic tale of two families, the Macintoshes and the Duffys, who are locked in a deadly battle from the moment squatter Donald Macintosh commits an act of barbarity on his Queensland property. Their paths cross in love, death and revenge as both families fight to tame the wild frontier of Australia's north country.

WARNING: STRONG VIOLENCE, THEMES AND COARSE LANGUAGE.

©1999 Peter Watt (P)2021 Bolinda Publishing Fiction Historical Fiction

Critic Reviews

"The home grown version of Wilbur Smith." (The Sunday Age)

"A rousing and revealing yarn." (The Weekend Australian)

"The historical detail brings the 19th century to rip-roaring life." (The Australia)

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Gripped me from the outset. Unbelievable history of Australia. Strong characters. Beautiful narration. Highly recommended

Fabulous moving story

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loved it for the 3rd time have also read hard cpoy and loved that too

brilliant

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Loved every minute.
So excited to know there’s a sequel.
So well written, perfectly narrated.
Best book I’ve read in years.

Fantastic book

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I Loved it so much I had to have the sequel. I was captivated from start to finish.

Fantastic

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Loved this book. Straight-through read, couldn't put it down. For those who think it's "way too violent" I have to ask...do you realise this kind of violence, yes, the graphic stuff, occurs every day somewhere in the world and our Aboriginal people were butchered back in these times. Perhaps if people weren't so delicate about hearing the absolute truth some of these types of monsters could be gotten rid of. The book is as true an account as we're ever going to get in this day and age. The author did a brilliant job...now to start book two. I just hope book three isn't too far away. Bravo.

History in a readable format

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I would like to see some balance with nice?people in aus rich characters. the baddies were so bad you were wanting the good guys to hurry up and win

it was good to read about aus history l similar to American western.

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loved it, I can't wait to hear the next 11 books! written in such a way I feel like I know them all.

awesome book

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Absolutely magnificent book. A true masterpiece. I’m just about to start binging on the second book.

One of the best books I have read

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Fabulous book with a story that transports you back in time to early settlement of Australia . Didn’t want it to end and now looking forward to the next book . John Voce a brilliant narrator

Fabulous

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Loved the story and could not put down. Narrator was excellent. This is a must read.

Great Book

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