| A kangaroo loose in the top paddock Contributor(s): Ness, Lachlan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1456451308 ISBN-13: 9781456451301 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.60 lbs) 232 pages |
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| Publisher Description: She jerked her thumb in the general direction of the sister's departure and said with a chuckle,"She thinks I've got a kangaroo loose in the top paddock."I looked at her blankly. "A what?"She looked at me in astonishment. "You know - sixty degrees in the water bag."When she saw that I was still looking at her uncomprehendingly she exclaimed in exasperation, "Young feller, don't you know anythin'? A few bob short of the full quid... orf me flamin' rocker, mate "When Lachlan and his new young wife Janet arrived to take up residence in Deerwood they soon realised that life would be anything but dull. Not long after arriving they were joined by Lassie the kleptomaniac collie and coal-black Samantha, the world's cleverest, most determined cat.Then there was Sam Hodgson, the town crook who sold baby emus around town as turkey chicks, Ella "Opal Eye" Hobbs who liked to direct the traffic during a funeral, Emmy the emu who terrorised Lachlan, the indomitable Father Fahey, elderly parish priest, wrongfully arrested for bag-snatching and many more.Join Lachlan and Janet in Deerwood. Chances are you won't be able to put this book down without a warm glow. |