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- Narrated by: Jennifer Vuletic
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A powerful and moving memoir about healing, healthy food and hope by Australia's leading rural writer and environmental entrepreneur.
'For me, being in a paddock means anything is possible....'
Country girl and best-selling novelist Rachael Treasure had worked hard to build a long-dreamed-of lifestyle on her own patch of dirt in Tasmania's rugged and beautiful wilderness. But through the breakdown of her marriage, Rachael lost her family farm and, in her words, lost her way in life.
Discovering an all-new compass to live by, she took her two kids and her dogs and left the beaten path. Intensive farming, men on the land and women in the home - everywhere Rachael looked she saw ongoing harm to the soil and the foodchain. By going down the dirt roads and getting back to grassroots, she discovered another set of stories about country life in Australia, and a different way to live on the land.
From her rebel granny to pioneering farmers and passionate animal handlers, Rachael became inspired by fresh ways to do things. Down the Dirt Roads starts as a heartfelt and moving insight into the life of a single mother displaced from her home, and becomes a ground-breaking and powerful book about healing, health and hope. Nourishing and sustaining, it presents a practical and positive vision of what life on our land could become.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-11-2017
Just what I needed
Absolutely loved this book. So easy to read and have taken notes of books and people to look into to help me change the way I look at life.
Thank you Rachael xx
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- Anonymous User
- 11-03-2022
Awesome
Absolutely loved it !!! was like listening to a friend....lots of laughter, wisdom and food for thought.
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- 12-10-2021
Enlightened
A book I could read again. A powerful message to all. Made one question.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-01-2019
feminist rubbish ! we all choose our own destiny!
sorry to download this book after great novels! thoroughly enjoying your books untill this one. there are a lot more women out there getting a better deal then I. jealousy has no place in this modern society! better to keep your opinions to yourself.
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- melissa
- 22-04-2018
not for me
i couldnt finish it, just didnt engage with it usually read all your work ta
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- Curly Wool
- 03-01-2018
Just wonderful I have too ridden this trail. Thank
You for sharing your journey and your passion for the land and the struggle it is to be female in this world.
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