BRAND NEW Please allow 4-7 working days for delivery This item is shipped from our NZ warehouse

My Brother Jack (A&R Classics) by Johnston, George

ISBN: 9780732297046 PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd FORMAT: Paperback PAGES: 368 PUBLICATION DATE: 1.03.2013 DIMENSIONS: 19.9 x 12.8 x 2.7 centimetres

DESCRIPTION: The Miles Franklin awardwinning classic. 'One of the greatest books written this century' The Illustrated London News 'the thing I am trying to get at is what made Jack different from me. Different all through our lives, I mean, and in a special sense, not just older or nobler or braver or less clever.' David and Jack Meredith grow up in a patriotic suburban Melbourne household during the First World War, and go on to lead lives that could not be more different. through the story of the two brothers, George Johnston created an enduring exploration of two Australian myths: that of the man who loses his soul as he gains worldly success, and that of the tough, honest Aussie battler, whose greatest ambition is to serve his country during the war. Acknowledged as one of the true Australian classics, My Brother Jack is a deeply satisfying, complex and moving literary masterpiece. David Meredith's story continues in the sequels Clean Straw for Nothing and A Cartload of Clay. 'Enthralling ... entertaining ... vividly original the Age

• If using business address pls use PO Box as do not use courier
• In Stock with our supplier shipped from our NZ Warehouse
• Stock image only. Actual cover art may differ
• No returns on wrong items purchased