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Title	:	The Far Country
Author	:	Nevil Shute
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 362 pages
Published	:	July 1st 2002 by House of Stratus (first published 1952)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. Australia. Romance

The Far Country

Nevil Shute

Paperback | Pages: 362 pages

Rating: 3.98 | 1694 Users | 137 Reviews

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This 1952 book by Nevil Shute (author of A Town Like Alice and On the Beach) contrasts the bleakness of post-war London and Great Britain, especially the ongoing food rationing and general lack of prosperity, with the bright, roomy country of Australia, where massive meals are the order of the day, everyone (almost) has financial security, and the landscape is awe-inspiring.


Merrijig, Australia

Against that backdrop, we have the adventures and romance between Jennifer Morton, a British young woman visiting her relatives in Australia and deciding whether to make her life there, and Carl Zlinter, a Czech doctor who's working as a lumberman in Australia and loves the country ... even though he's not (because of laws) allowed to practice medicine there. But in the lumber camps there's often a need for first aid, and people turn a blind eye when he performs minor surgeries. And then one day there's a major accident ...

The story begins with some scenes from the life of Jack and Jane Dorman, a couple in their 50s who moved to Australia many years ago. Jane, a British woman from an upper class family, married Jack years ago against her parents' wishes.

She was too young, too immature to be able to stand up and state her conviction that there was solid stuff in this young man, the substance for a happy and enduring marriage; she felt that very strongly, but she could never get it out in words.

Jane's Aunt Ethel was her sole supporter. Now, after many years of financial struggles on their Australian sheep ranch, Jack and Jane finally are making a lot of money. Jane, reading between the lines of Ethel's latest letters, gets worried and decides to send Aunt Ethel a gift of ₤500. Meanwhile, back in Great Britain, Ethel's granddaughter Jennifer gets an emergency call about Ethel, and rushes to her home.

Carl is an unusual character for the love interest, with a thick accent and a somewhat timid manner with Jennifer. He's a good guy and a talented surgeon, though, and I ended up really liking him. Ethel was a distinctive character as well, a relic of a bygone era with pride and a deep wish not to be a burden or charity case. Compared to these two, Jennifer is somewhat less memorable, though appealing; a plucky British young woman.

Nevil Shute has a lot to say about the relative merits of post-war England vs. Australia, and it's clear on which side of the fence he stands. I don't know how accurate his portrayal of these countries in the early fifties is, but he does draw Australia as kind of the Promised Land, a place of great opportunity for people both rich and poor. There were a lot of European refugees who emigrated to Australia in the aftermath of WWII, called the "New Australians," and this book talks quite a bit about the Australian immigration program and the work requirements for immigrants. Interesting stuff. Shute's views on colonialism are dated, though that's understandable for a book that's nearly 70 years old.

The Far Country isn't as memorable as A Town Like Alice, one of my favorite comfort reads, and the ending left too many loose threads for my taste. I really wanted an epilogue or a few more chapters! But I enjoyed it and downed the whole thing in one evening.

June 2019 buddy read with the Retro Reads group.

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Original Title:	The Far Country
ISBN:	1842322516 (ISBN13: 9781842322512)
Edition Language:	English

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In its way, it's a relatively simple story, but I love Shute's style. He tells a story gently, lovingly and at the same time, matter of factly (Is that a proper word? :0)). At its core it's a love story, but it represents its time as well. Set after WWII, England is struggling to feed its people, life is hard; whereas in counterpoint, in Australia, the frontier so to speak, life is pretty good, wool prices are high, money is good, there is work available. Helen goes to England at the request of

4 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑This story is almost 70 years old and was selected because of a group challenge to read a book published in 1952. I was hesitant. The cheesy romantic cover on my edition with the challenging font and dog-eared pages was not enticing. Really, I thought I would be woolgathering for days.Not so! It was delightful reading and interesting on a number of levels. With all the WWII Ive read this must be the first detailing the struggles of living in a post war, economically devastated England.

This 1952 book by Nevil Shute (author of A Town Like Alice and On the Beach) contrasts the bleakness of post-war London and Great Britain, especially the ongoing food rationing and general lack of prosperity, with the bright, roomy country of Australia, where massive meals are the order of the day, everyone (almost) has financial security, and the landscape is awe-inspiring. Merrijig, AustraliaAgainst that backdrop, we have the adventures and romance between Jennifer Morton, a British young

More wandering around the world by author Nevil Shute. This time to Australia. There must have been a lot of his own feelings in this novel about his reasons for leaving England for Australia, which he did in 1950. He paints an interesting picture of life in Australia for new arrivals of Brits.After a few opening scenes in Australia, the theme begins in England with, Jennifer Morton, the daughter of a doctor visiting her grandmother and finding her in dire straits. The old women is poverty

4.5★Back in the day, I read a few of Shute's novels. I don't remember any of them clearly, but I know I enjoyed them at the time.This one is no exception!Shute (an immigrant to Australia himself) explores some very interesting themes - "New Australians", the waste of qualified people working in unskilled jobs because their qualifications aren't recognised in their new country (although fairly recent events in many countries have proved it is a good idea to have very stringent checks to make sure

I spent the time I read this book in a state of internal turmoil. On the one hand the worlds Nevil Shute creates are seductive, sunny places. It's not that anything goes wrong- there's bigotry and trauma from war. It's that all the main characters are thoroughly decent people, no one has nightmares or shell shock, and everything is right at the end thanks to perseverance, character, and a little luck. What a great place to put my brain during a long, sleep-deprived, stressful week at work,

An interesting story contrasting the promise of post-WWII Australia and the poverty of Great Britain during the same period. It's by no means a page turner but it's well-written and the people are worth caring about.