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y separately published work icon Graft : Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land single work   autobiography  
Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Graft : Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land
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'In my mind I walk over the land. I run my hands through the grass as if it were the hair on my head. I dig my fingers into the dirt as if the soil were the crust of my skin. Combining pages of her diary, kept through lambing seasons on a wool Merino farm on the east coast of Tasmania, with observations on the world around her, MacKellar writes a stunning thanksgiving on place, mothers, and the ways we cannot escape the elemental laws of nature. Her love for and knowledge of the land on which she lives, the lambs she cares for, and the birds she adores - illustrated in stunning line drawings through the book - are writ large.

'You will want to leap into the pages and walk beside Maggie as she saves ewes, lambs, tends to her beloved horses and dogs, and considers the challenges and joys of motherhood and farming.

'Susan Duncan on When It Rains- 'An unforgettable story of love and courage that inspires even as it breaks your heart.'' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Hamish Hamilton , 2023 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 272p.
      Reprinted: Apr 2024
      Note/s:
      • Published 25 April 2023
      ISBN: 9781742752471

Works about this Work

Best Books of 2023 : Our Experts Share the Books That Have Stayed with Them Julienne Van Loon , Anna Clark , Heidi Norman , Carol Lefevre , Peter Mares , Jen Webb , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 5 December 2023;

— Review of Between Water and the Night Sky Simone Lazaroo , 2023 single work novel ; Graft : Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land Maggie MacKellar , 2023 single work autobiography ; Borderland Graham Akhurst , 2023 single work novel ; The Anniversary Stephanie Bishop , 2023 single work novel ; Wandering with Intent Kim Mahood , 2022 selected work essay ; Eventually Everything Connects Sarah Firth , 2023 selected work essay graphic novel
Journey of Discovery Geordie Williamson , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 May 2023; (p. 16)

— Review of Graft : Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land Maggie MacKellar , 2023 single work autobiography
Journey of Discovery Geordie Williamson , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 May 2023; (p. 16)

— Review of Graft : Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land Maggie MacKellar , 2023 single work autobiography
Best Books of 2023 : Our Experts Share the Books That Have Stayed with Them Julienne Van Loon , Anna Clark , Heidi Norman , Carol Lefevre , Peter Mares , Jen Webb , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 5 December 2023;

— Review of Between Water and the Night Sky Simone Lazaroo , 2023 single work novel ; Graft : Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land Maggie MacKellar , 2023 single work autobiography ; Borderland Graham Akhurst , 2023 single work novel ; The Anniversary Stephanie Bishop , 2023 single work novel ; Wandering with Intent Kim Mahood , 2022 selected work essay ; Eventually Everything Connects Sarah Firth , 2023 selected work essay graphic novel
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