Waltzing Australia
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Published: June 22, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 508
ISBN-13: 9781419663062
Subjects: Cynthia Clampitt; Travel / Essays & Travelogues; Essays & Travelogues; Travel
First sentence: Sometimes things work out.
Description: Waltzing Australia was born out of a dream—and a journey. After walking away from her corporate career, Cynthia Clampitt headed to Australia, to start over, to write, and to test the limits of what she could do. Clampitt circled and crossed the continent, covering nearly 20,000 miles. Waltzing Australia recounts that joyous adventure. It is a story about change and making dreams come true. But more than that, it is about Australia: the history, legends and art, both European and Aboriginal; the beauty, the challenge, the people, the land.
Notes: Best-selling author Richard Lederer wrote of Waltzing Australia, “Cynthia Clampitt’s luminous chronicle of her love affair with Australia resonates to the heart’s deep core.” Others have compared her to Annie Dillard and Bill Bryson. Author/reviewer Helen Gallagher wrote, “Cynthia Clampitt surprises us with a writing talent and story-telling technique that is tough to master, yet she is consistently compelling to read.”
Table of contents: title: Looking Back				p. 1; title: August 17 - September 6: Queensland	p. 2; title: September 7 - 27: Northern Territory	p. 55; title: September 28 - October 19: Western Australia	p. 121; title: October 20 - 30: South Australia		p. 172; title: October 31 - November 25: Victoria	p. 197; title: November 26 - December 4: Tasmania 	p. 257; title: December 5 - 8: Canberra & Environs	p. 290; title: December 9 - January 6: New South Wales 	p. 301; title: January 7 - 24: back to the bush and flash flood 	p. 352; title: January 25 - February 2: Sydney and environs	p. 414; title: Epilogue - The Next Step		p. 424; title: Glossary - Aussie slang and terms used in book.	   p. 428; title: Appendix: Writers, Explorers, Outlaws, and Other Key Elements of Austrlian History	p. 437