Daily Archives: 2 June 2013

Last Thursday Book Group – The Happiest Refugee

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At the May meeting the group discussed:

The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do

Summary

The laugh-out-loud, reach-for-your-hanky story of one of Australia’s best-loved comedians. Anh Do nearly didn’t make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from war-torn Vietnam in an overcrowded boat. But nothing – not murderous pirates, nor the imminent threat of death by hunger, disease or dehydration as they drifted for days – could quench their desire to make a better life in the country they had dreamed about. Continue reading →

2nd Tuesday Evening Book Group – Great Pioneer Women of the Outback

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At the May meeting the group discussed:

Great Pioneer Women of the Outback by Susanna DeVries

In the 1800s, the first white farmers and graziers making their homes in the outback were joined by their wives, many of whom had no idea what lay in store. Expecting a tropical paradise, these female pioneers encountered instead conditions which would test, and often defeat them; relentless heat and dust, isolation, hostile wildlife, the threat of rape and violence, no medical facilities and never ending, backbreaking work. Continue reading →