Windflowers [Hardcover]

Tamara McKinley (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Doubleday Book Clubs (2002)
• ISBN-10: 1876590726
• ISBN-13: 978-1876590727
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Windflowers, June 29, 2004

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Doris Herndon Juul "koolmom2" (Pensacola, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Windflowers: A Novel of Australia (Hardcover)

It's rare that I read a book I simply cannot put down. For someone who is not familiar with the Australian jargon, some words may need defining. The characters are placed against a vividly described Australian Outback. The story centers around two women--an aunt and her niece who are challenged by the land, its people and world war. It is written in first person with flashbacks intertwined to relay the family history. I was enthralled from the first page.

3.0 out of 5 stars A great read, May 15, 2003

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Edward Hobden (Cornwall,United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windflowers: A Novel of Australia (Hardcover)

Unlike the anonymous reviewer who was disenchanted by 'Windflowers', I found the book fascinating and powerful.
The descriptions of the outback were as brilliant as I have come to expect from Tamara McKinley - the land is just as I remember it from my travels. The characters were sympathetically drawn and contained just the right balance of pathos, strengh and humour. I applaud the way the story is switched from one persons point of view to another as it asks the reader to get involved with them and share their thoughts. I could not put the book down and can quite understand why it was an immediate best seller in Germany.