The Road from Coorain | Jill Ker Conway | A Women's Discussion Group

The Road from Coorain | Jill Ker Conway | Style of narrative and content meld beautifully

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The Road from Coorain

	The Road from Coorain Jill Ker Conway Vintage, 1990 - 256 pages average customer review:based on 46 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A Women's Discussion Group

I read Road from Coorain the year it was published. Actually, I'm certain I read it twice. I loved the sense of adventure and courage Ms. Conway displayed. I loved her use of language to bring alive the country of Australia. The book has remained close to my mind and heart over the years. I have suggested that the book club I chair read this book for February. Although the genre of our club is fiction, I assured my fellow friends and readers that this will "read" as interestingly and excitingly as a piece of fiction. I would be interested in anyone who has discussed this book in their club to share some of the topics of conversation generated. My e-mail address is Bonnie@Foley.com or Foley1516@aol.com. Thank you for any suggestions you might give me.

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Style of narrative and content meld beautifully

Conway's classical education is apparent from the first description of her homeland, and her reserved, analytical style superbly fits the content: the emotional terrain between Coorain and her mother, situated in Australian. I am rarely as moved as I was when I read this book--its artistry and insight caused me to delve within. I see it as a narrative about choosing to write own's life rather than letting it write itself.

Inspiring. Inspiring. Inspiring.

This and the next in the series, True North have inspired me to stay the course and follow my gut.

an intellectual woman's awakening

I was inspired by Jill's work in A Road from Coorain. There were so many aspects of insightfulness. Jill struggles with finding the true woman inside her-what Australia means to her and where it leads her. I was struck by the academic study of Australian history from the British perspective--it made me want to travel and think outside my own parameters.

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colonial / immigrant worldview parallels

This book delivers a fascinating account of a fragile ecosystem and an equally fragile human society dependent on it. Jill Ker's coming of age is put into a societal and ecological context, which stimulates my curiosity about Australia and her other works. Her outside look at the "colonial mentality" resonates with my own immigrant's view of the cultures where I have lived, and raises interesting societal questions applicable not only to Australia. "The Road from Coorain" is a fast read despite longer descriptive passages, and I highly recommend it.

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