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by Boomert - Women of the Outback by Sue Williams 13 Jan 2010
Of the 14 contemporary women profiled in Women of the Outback I confess I planned to read about half, then write a general review. Imagine my humility when about 10 pages in, I was wiping the tears from my eyes and realising that every word cried out to be read, so powerful is the material journalist Sue Williams has assembled, honed and incorporated into this remarkable book. The only familiar name is that of Janet Holmes á Court, who contributes the sympathetic forward. The women, including Mitjili, a traditional Aboriginal woman with legendary skills; Susan, a female drover with an all-woman team; Molly, who has lived and worked alone on her remote property for 20 years; and 10 other equally accomplished and multi-skilled country women have all revealed their triumphs, achievements and tragedies courtesy of the author’s skill in pen portraiture and tale-telling. These women’s stories deserve the widest audience, not just because they are foreign to most comfortable urban dwellers but because not one of them believes that she is special, or more accomplished than her neighbours or friends. The book is a welcome opportunity to venture way beyond our comfort zones without leaving our armchairs.

This review from Australian Bookseller & Publisher magazine is reproduced by kind permission of Thorpe-Bowker, a division of R R Bowker LLC. © Copyright 2008, Thorpe-Bowker

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