Reviews for The Sundowners
Review - Sundowners, The
Well-written, with interesting characters, but sad.
Reviewed by Roger on 2021-08-15 17:53:47
The Sundownersby Jon Cleary | |
| Category: |
"Fiction - Adventure" |
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| Pages: | 252 |
| Year of Publication: | 1952 |
| Date Added: | 01/06/2021 |
| Date Read: | 08/15/2021 |
| Notes: | In Australia, after WWI, Paddy Carmody roams from place to place, working odd jobs but never settling down. His wife, Ida, and son, Sean, love him but long for a place of their own. In a season of sheep-shearing, the family finally saves enough to buy a farm, but Paddy gets drunk and loses the down-payment gambling. The family sets out again, disappointed but together. Sean grows through the experience and determines to live a different life. |
| My Rating: | 7 |