tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post7734776750159040492..comments2024-03-23T18:50:06.402+11:00Comments on journey & destination: Devil's Hill by Nan Chauncy (1900-1970)Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-18385338249455399342017-05-01T15:01:17.740+10:002017-05-01T15:01:17.740+10:00I was surprised to find some decently priced copie...I was surprised to find some decently priced copies on Abebooks - cheaper for you than us when you take into account our lower dollar and then the postage.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-28772562238005912842017-05-01T14:59:35.492+10:002017-05-01T14:59:35.492+10:00You're welcome, Anne. There is some Aussie sla...You're welcome, Anne. There is some Aussie slang in the conversations so you might need the help of a translator :) Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-46715165406524606372017-05-01T08:59:31.368+10:002017-05-01T08:59:31.368+10:00Oh, this sounds like a fun book! I'd not heard...Oh, this sounds like a fun book! I'd not heard of it before--it really seems like we must not get too many Australian books in the US. But it sounds like an excellent way to explore Tasmania.amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-25839126509183339142017-04-30T21:47:09.065+10:002017-04-30T21:47:09.065+10:00Thank you for the recommendation! This on is goin...Thank you for the recommendation! This on is going on my wish list. :)Aflyonmyhomeschoolwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746892667170459729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-76683568157275604942017-04-30T17:44:43.159+10:002017-04-30T17:44:43.159+10:00Some of the first chapter booksI read to my childr...Some of the first chapter booksI read to my children when they were little were the Little House series. We just don't get the winters you have & it was almost unimaginable for us to picture the conditions in stories like The Long Winter. 'There is no frigate like a book...'Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-19543293661402025592017-04-30T05:29:46.832+10:002017-04-30T05:29:46.832+10:00Sounds like a good book to recommend to my sister ...Sounds like a good book to recommend to my sister as her girls get older. I think it's great to read stories that are in (for us) exotic places. Thanks for the review!Gently Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450371589766691273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-13674584009354720102017-04-29T19:02:27.166+10:002017-04-29T19:02:27.166+10:00I forgot to mention that the author described hori...I forgot to mention that the author described horizontal forests. I lived in Tasmania for a few years and heard of them but never got to see them. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-8892232496313165872017-04-29T18:58:59.382+10:002017-04-29T18:58:59.382+10:00I've heard of Red Sand Blue Sky (an old Sonlig...I've heard of Red Sand Blue Sky (an old Sonlight title ??) but haven't read it. It's a shame that so many titles are out of print - too many good Aussie titles that are being forgotten.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-24479911417352577392017-04-29T18:54:11.925+10:002017-04-29T18:54:11.925+10:00The crossing was actually made of wire - I'd f...The crossing was actually made of wire - I'd feel scared enough going over a torrential river on a proper bridge, let alone hanging on to a bit of wire :)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-46574999718270603002017-04-29T13:27:46.142+10:002017-04-29T13:27:46.142+10:00Sounds beautiful! The type of things i dream of :)...Sounds beautiful! The type of things i dream of :)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268191931185063262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-31540499921314340812017-04-29T04:32:53.168+10:002017-04-29T04:32:53.168+10:00Wow, this book sounds fabulous! The only Australi...Wow, this book sounds fabulous! The only Australian children's book I own is Red Sand Blue Sky, so I'm happy to be introduced to more of them!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-65030373691090726382017-04-29T02:03:59.612+10:002017-04-29T02:03:59.612+10:00I think I would have loved this book as a kid. I...I think I would have loved this book as a kid. I was always interested in anything remotely exotic compared to my suburban childhood, whether that was life in New York City at the turn of the century or on the Kansas prairie in the mid 1800’s or in 1930s England. The idea of having to cross a river on a rope bridge...? Amazing! Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.com