Coal Creek / Country life Friendship Loyalty Police Murder
Miller, Alex, 1936-,
Coal Creek / Alex Miller. - Large print edition. - xi, 309 pages (large print) ; 24 cm. -
Regular print edition published: N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2013.
Bobby Blue is caught between loyalty to his only friend, Ben Tobin, and his boss, Daniel Collins, the new constable at Mount Hay. Bobby understands the people and the ways of Mount Hay -- Collins studies the country as an archaeologist might, bringing his coastal values to the hinterland. Increasingly bewildered and goaded to action by his wife, Constable Collins takes up his shotgun and his Webley pistol to deal with Ben. Bobby's love for Collins' wilful young daughter Irie is exposed, leading to tragic consequences for them all. Miller's exquisite depictions of the country of the Queensland highlands form the background of this simply told but deeply significant novel of friendship, love, loyalty and the tragic consequences of misunderstanding and mistrust. This book is a wonderfully satisfying novel with a gratifying resolution. It carries all the wisdom and emotional depth.
9781459674646 9781743316986
Country life--Queensland--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Loyalty--Fiction.
Police--Queensland--Fiction.
Murder--Fiction.
Queensland--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Large type books.
A823.4
Coal Creek / Alex Miller. - Large print edition. - xi, 309 pages (large print) ; 24 cm. -
Regular print edition published: N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2013.
Bobby Blue is caught between loyalty to his only friend, Ben Tobin, and his boss, Daniel Collins, the new constable at Mount Hay. Bobby understands the people and the ways of Mount Hay -- Collins studies the country as an archaeologist might, bringing his coastal values to the hinterland. Increasingly bewildered and goaded to action by his wife, Constable Collins takes up his shotgun and his Webley pistol to deal with Ben. Bobby's love for Collins' wilful young daughter Irie is exposed, leading to tragic consequences for them all. Miller's exquisite depictions of the country of the Queensland highlands form the background of this simply told but deeply significant novel of friendship, love, loyalty and the tragic consequences of misunderstanding and mistrust. This book is a wonderfully satisfying novel with a gratifying resolution. It carries all the wisdom and emotional depth.
9781459674646 9781743316986
Country life--Queensland--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Loyalty--Fiction.
Police--Queensland--Fiction.
Murder--Fiction.
Queensland--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Large type books.
A823.4