The shiralee
By: D'Arcy Niland
Series: Penguin modern classics
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Camberwell, Vic
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780143180197
Subjects: Fathers and daughters; Fiction; Social life and customs; Manners and customs
Description: A shiralee is a swag, a burden, a bloody millstone - and that's what four-year-old Buster is to her father, Macauley. He takes the child on the road with him to spite his wife, but months pass and still no word comes to ask for the little girl back. Strangers to each other at first, father and daughter drift aimlessly through the dusty towns of Australia, sleeping rough and relying on odd jobs for food and money. Buster's resilience and trust slowly erode Macauley's resentment, and when he's finally able to get rid of her, he realises he can't let his shiralee go.
Notes: Originally published: London : Angus and Robertson, 1955.