Carrie Tiffanys dbut novel, published in 2005, was shortlisted. On one small farm in a vast, ancient landscape, a collection of misfits question the nature of what a family can be. Everymans Rules for Scientific Living was always going to be a tough book to follow. It is a hymn to the rhythm of country life - to vicious birds, virginal cows, adored dogs and ill-used sheep. Mateship with Birds is a novel about young lust and mature love. I chose to read it on the strength of her debut novel, Everyman’s Rules for Scientific Living, which was published in 2005. But when Harry decides to teach Michael about the opposite sex, perilous boundaries are crossed. Carrie Tiffany’s second novel, Mateship with Birds, has been nominated for numerous prizes, including the Stella Prize, the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Betty is pleased that her son, Michael, wants to spend time with the gentle farmer next door. Ardent, hard-working Betty has escaped to the country with her two fatherless children. As Harry watches the birds, his next door neighbour has her own set of binoculars trained on him. Mateship with Birds is a clever title for this book. Harry observes the kookaburras through a year of feast, famine, birth, death, war, romance and song. On the outskirts of an Australian country town in the 1950s, a lonely farmer trains his binoculars on a family of kookaburras that roost in a tree near his house. Special Orders | Top 10 - June 13 | Top 10 - Jul 13 | Top 10 - August 13
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