The Winter Road
Author: Holden, Kate
ISBN: 9781760644567
Publisher: Black Inc
Year first published: 04 Apr 2023
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
True crime writing at its finest, from the multi award-winning, bestselling author ofi> In My Skin/i>.BR>BR>b>Winner of the 2021 Walkley Book Award, 2022 NSW Premiers Literary Awards- Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction, and 2022 Sisters in Crime Davitt Award (non-fiction)./b>br>b>br>/b>In July 2014, on a lonely road at twilight outside Croppa Creek, New South Wales, 80-year-old farmer Ian Turnbull took out a .22 and shot environmental officer Glen Turner in the back.br>br>On one side, a man hoping to secure his family's wealth and future by farming the richest agricultural soil in the country. On the other side, the object of his obsession - the government employee trying his best to apply environmental laws.br>br>The brutal killing of Glen Turner splits open the story of our place on this land. Is our time on this soil a tale of tragedy or triumph - are we reaping what we've sown? Do we owe protection to the land, or does it owe us a living? And what happens when, in pursuit of an inheritance for his family, a man creates terrible consequences?br>br>Kate Holden brings her discerning eye to a gripping tale of law, land and entitlement.br>br>'Kate Holden finds the epic thread in this crime and weaves a quintessential Australian story.' -Chloe Hooper, author ofi> The Tall Man/i> and i>The Arsonist/i>br> br>'Beautifully written, meticulously researched, carefully plotted and seamlessly stitched together. This book is a major contribution to the canon of Australian land and social history- a bedfellow with Francis Ratcliffe, W.E.H. Stanner, Tim Flannery, Bill Gammage and Bruce Pascoe ... Its power is in exposing a hidden, suppurating sore in the psyche of our nation.' -Charles Massy, author of i>Call of the Reed Warbler/i>br> br>'A gripping account of our land, and our selves.' -Tara June Winch, author ofi> The Yield/i>br>br>'This is a special book, and I cannot thank Holden enough for writing it. By telling the human story of a man and his land, Holden reveals the timelessness of brigalow country, and threads a narrative that is ecological, humane and grounding.' -Anna Krien, author ofi> Into the Woods/i> and i>Night Games/i>
ISBN: 9781760644567
Publisher: Black Inc
Year first published: 04 Apr 2023
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
True crime writing at its finest, from the multi award-winning, bestselling author ofi> In My Skin/i>.BR>BR>b>Winner of the 2021 Walkley Book Award, 2022 NSW Premiers Literary Awards- Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction, and 2022 Sisters in Crime Davitt Award (non-fiction)./b>br>b>br>/b>In July 2014, on a lonely road at twilight outside Croppa Creek, New South Wales, 80-year-old farmer Ian Turnbull took out a .22 and shot environmental officer Glen Turner in the back.br>br>On one side, a man hoping to secure his family's wealth and future by farming the richest agricultural soil in the country. On the other side, the object of his obsession - the government employee trying his best to apply environmental laws.br>br>The brutal killing of Glen Turner splits open the story of our place on this land. Is our time on this soil a tale of tragedy or triumph - are we reaping what we've sown? Do we owe protection to the land, or does it owe us a living? And what happens when, in pursuit of an inheritance for his family, a man creates terrible consequences?br>br>Kate Holden brings her discerning eye to a gripping tale of law, land and entitlement.br>br>'Kate Holden finds the epic thread in this crime and weaves a quintessential Australian story.' -Chloe Hooper, author ofi> The Tall Man/i> and i>The Arsonist/i>br> br>'Beautifully written, meticulously researched, carefully plotted and seamlessly stitched together. This book is a major contribution to the canon of Australian land and social history- a bedfellow with Francis Ratcliffe, W.E.H. Stanner, Tim Flannery, Bill Gammage and Bruce Pascoe ... Its power is in exposing a hidden, suppurating sore in the psyche of our nation.' -Charles Massy, author of i>Call of the Reed Warbler/i>br> br>'A gripping account of our land, and our selves.' -Tara June Winch, author ofi> The Yield/i>br>br>'This is a special book, and I cannot thank Holden enough for writing it. By telling the human story of a man and his land, Holden reveals the timelessness of brigalow country, and threads a narrative that is ecological, humane and grounding.' -Anna Krien, author ofi> Into the Woods/i> and i>Night Games/i>
