Wild at heart / Alienor le Gouvello ; translated by Catherine de Saint Phalle, with photography by Cat Vinton.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: South Melbourne, VIC : Affirm Press, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: xii, 239 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), map, portraits ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781922419200 (paperback)Subject(s): Le Gouvello, Alienor -- Travel -- Australia | Trail riding -- Australia | Trails -- Australia | Packhorse camping -- Australia | Women horse owners -- Australia | Women adventurers -- Australia -- Biography | Bicentennial National Trail (Australia) -- Description and travelGenre/Form: Travel writing.. | Personal narratives.DDC classification: 919.4 Summary: From the moment French-born Alienor encountered a pair of wild horses in the Australian outback, she was transfixed. Fiercely loved by some and considered a scourge by others, brumbies have a complicated place in Australian culture and history. Inspired to celebrate their character, Alienor tamed three brumbies and teamed up with them to conquer Australia's longest trek. Wild At Heart follows Alienor and her horses on a three-year journey stretching an extraordinary 5330 kilometres from Healesville in Victoria to Cooktown in tropical Far North Queensland. Through her travels across some of Australia's most spectacular terrain, battling isolation and the elements, she built a profound bond with her horses and made life-changing discoveries where she least expected. Featuring stunning photography from world-renowned adventure photographer Cat Vinton, Wild at Heart is a quintessentially Australian story of breathtaking beauty and indomitable spirit.
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | 919.4 LEGH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111081779660 |
"One woman, three wild horses and 5330km through the Australian bush" --cover.
Translated from the French.
From the moment French-born Alienor encountered a pair of wild horses in the Australian outback, she was transfixed. Fiercely loved by some and considered a scourge by others, brumbies have a complicated place in Australian culture and history. Inspired to celebrate their character, Alienor tamed three brumbies and teamed up with them to conquer Australia's longest trek. Wild At Heart follows Alienor and her horses on a three-year journey stretching an extraordinary 5330 kilometres from Healesville in Victoria to Cooktown in tropical Far North Queensland. Through her travels across some of Australia's most spectacular terrain, battling isolation and the elements, she built a profound bond with her horses and made life-changing discoveries where she least expected. Featuring stunning photography from world-renowned adventure photographer Cat Vinton, Wild at Heart is a quintessentially Australian story of breathtaking beauty and indomitable spirit.
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