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'In my mind I walk over the land. I run my hands through the grass as if it were the hair on my head. I dig my fingers into the dirt as if the soil were the crust of my skin. Combining pages of her diary, kept through lambing seasons on a wool Merino farm on the east coast of Tasmania, with observations on the world around her, MacKellar writes a stunning thanksgiving on place, mothers, and the ways we cannot escape the elemental laws of nature. Her love for and knowledge of the land on which she lives, the lambs she cares for, and the birds she adores - illustrated in stunning line drawings through the book - are writ large.
'You will want to leap into the pages and walk beside Maggie as she saves ewes, lambs, tends to her beloved horses and dogs, and considers the challenges and joys of motherhood and farming.
'Susan Duncan on When It Rains- 'An unforgettable story of love and courage that inspires even as it breaks your heart.'' (Publication summary)
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Best Books of 2023 : Our Experts Share the Books That Have Stayed with Them
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 5 December 2023;
— Review of Between Water and the Night Sky 2023 single work novel ; Graft : Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land 2023 single work autobiography ; Borderland 2023 single work novel ; The Anniversary 2023 single work novel ; Wandering with Intent 2022 selected work essay ; Eventually Everything Connects 2023 selected work essay graphic novel -
Journey of Discovery
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 May 2023; (p. 16)
— Review of Graft : Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land 2023 single work autobiography
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Journey of Discovery
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 May 2023; (p. 16)
— Review of Graft : Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land 2023 single work autobiography -
Best Books of 2023 : Our Experts Share the Books That Have Stayed with Them
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 5 December 2023;
— Review of Between Water and the Night Sky 2023 single work novel ; Graft : Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land 2023 single work autobiography ; Borderland 2023 single work novel ; The Anniversary 2023 single work novel ; Wandering with Intent 2022 selected work essay ; Eventually Everything Connects 2023 selected work essay graphic novel
Awards
- 2024 longlisted The Stella Prize
- 2023 longlisted Mark and Evette Moran Nib Award for Literature