Two strangers arrive in an Australian bush town (he, jug-eared and gawky, to demolish the old wooden bridge; she, too big and abrupt for comfort, to set up a museum). Their story, interspersed with that of the Chinese butcher and the banker's wife is funny, perceptive, down-to-earth and touching. Awarded the Orange prize by the female jury, it was the only title short-listed which the shadow male panel wholeheartedly endorsed.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 10 August 2001 ) |
