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by Sandy Thorne (Author)
Best mates Tom and Gidgee toil and laugh together for decades in the shearing sheds and stockyards of the challenging, semi-arid Western Division of New South Wales. Constantly tested by extremes of nature, their huge capacity for both work and laughter helps them cope with everything that's thrown at them. 'My Mate Gidgee' is an authentic, entertaining, sometimes shocking, often funny, yarn from outback Australia, told by the author of the popular Battler series. The humour features the coarse yarns and jokes of the stockyards and shearing sheds, in an era when that was a man's world, and the chauvinistic attitudes were balanced by chivalry.
Author Biography
A former jillaroo, horse breaker and bull-catcher, Sandy Thorne is a bush poet and Australia's favorite yarn spinner. She is the author of Bonzer and Old-Timers- Magnificent Stories from Mighty Australians as well as My Mate Gidgee. Sandy has performed at countless festivals, concerts, conferences, and other events as well as on TV and radio all over Australia, New Zealand, and the US. She launched her first book in 1980 by ripping the top off a stubby with her teeth. Her books have sold over 460,000 copies. She may not be exactly 'literary' but she spins a great yarn full of humor and life.
