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Title	:	The Waddi Tree
Author	:	Kerry McGinnis
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 384 pages
Published	:	August 8th 2007 by Penguin (first published 2006)
Categories	:	Fiction

The Waddi Tree Paperback | Pages: 384 pages

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Two branches of the McAllister family lead very different lives on cattle stations in Central Australia. Rob, a stickler for correctness, manages a wealthy, company-owned property, while his easygoing brother Sandy struggles to support his wife and son on an impoverished leasehold. When tragedy throws the families together, before ultimately driving them even further apart, it's Sandy's young son Jim who suffers most. Left to rebuild his shattered world, he depends on the larger-than-life station characters and the comfort of horses.

This is tough country, where personal heartache is kept in perspective by drought, fire and isolation. The times are just as unforgiving, and as the years pass, Jim discovers that he must pay for his father's mistakes as well as his own. Yet this harshly beautiful land is full of promise, a source of strength to Jim on his road from innocence to independence.

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Original Title:	The Waddi Tree
ISBN:	0670029505 (ISBN13: 9780670029501)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.penguin.com.au/products/9780143006046/waddi-tree

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Ratings: 3.97 From 148 Users | 21 Reviews

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Another great Australian Bush story. Audiobook.

Up until age 10 Jim McAllister had an ideal life on his parent's property near Alice Springs "Arcadia" - his father Sandy was hardworking and easygoing and his mother gentle and caring. When tragedy strikes he was sent to live with his father's brother Rob, who was as different from Sandy as he could be. Rob manages a company owned property nearby.He does manage to settle in there with his uncle and his family and the many characters who live on the station. He learns the trade as a jackaroo and

A slow story in a way but at the same time, extraordinary characters and a beautiful tribute to life in the Outback.

I read this book for the ABC Radio Bookclub (our July book) and also for Janeese's Murri bookclub. It's a strong family saga set in the outback. The waddi tree was really symbolic as a place of family, of home. There's a dreaming story of two boys, and I found that reflected throughout the book as we first have the brother characters (Sandy and Rob) then Jim and his mate Nipper, then Jim and his cousin Oliver and then Jim and his halfbrother Eddy.A strong ending

Three and a half stars. I read and loved Mallee Sky which is why I picked up another book by Kerry McGinnis. I enjoyed this story of Jim McAllister, even though it is a coming of age story which is not my favourite genre. Jim is left to rue the changes that take place in his life after tragedy strikes. He is caught between love and admiration for his father Sandy and dislike for his uncle Rob who is about as different from his brother as he can be. I felt for Jim and could associate with loss.

This was well written and very enjoyable. I will definitely be reading more by this author. A good story line and believable.

Kerry McGinnis was born in Adelaide and, at the age of twelve, took up a life of droving with her father and three siblings. The family travelled extensively across the Northern Territory and Queensland before settling on a station in the Gulf Country. Kerry has worked as a shepherd, droving hand, gardener, stock-camp and station cook, eventually running a property at Bowthorn, near Mount Isa. She