The Washerwoman's Dream

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2018
Edition: First Edition

Description: 519 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: A beloved Australian outback classic. The epic true story of the indomitable Winifred Steger and her extraordinary life in 19th century outback Australia. Winifred Steger travelled to Australia with her father in the 1880s when he took up a land grant in north Queensland. The grant proved to be worthless, and faced with poverty, endless backbreaking work and isolation, Winifreds father spiralled into depression and alcoholism. Left to fend for herself, Winifred battled insurmountable odds to maintain her dignity and sanity, finding solace in writing to ease her hardship. Fleeing an abusive marriage also meant the heartbreak of abandoning her four children but then miraculously she found love with an Indian trader, Ali. Together with their children, they moved to outback Australia where they ran a camel line. A new phase began in Winifreds life, taking her to places she had only ever dreamed of. The Washerwomans Dream is the story of a remarkable woman with a tenacious spirit, and is now an enduring Australian classic. Pieced together by Hilarie Lindsay from Winifreds memoirs, short stories, letters and unpublished novels, this is an account of the amazing life of a forgotten Australian writer.‘One of the hardest punishments is to be thrown into the world with aspirations and dreams that cannot be fulfilled for want of education ... Winifred Steger

ISBN: 9781925685596