TY  - BOOK
AU  - Miller,Alex
TI  - Coal Creek
SN  - 9781459674646
U1  - A823.4 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - [Sydney, N.S.W.]
PB  - Read How You Want
KW  - Country life
KW  - Queensland
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Friendship
KW  - Loyalty
KW  - Police
KW  - Murder
KW  - Domestic fiction
KW  - Large type books
N1  - Regular print edition published: N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2013
N2  - 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
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