Skip to Content
Spinifex Press
Home
Bookstore
Ebook Store
Collections
Blog
Events
Booksellers
About
Order/Contact Us
0
0
Shop Now
Spinifex Press
Home
Bookstore
Ebook Store
Collections
Blog
Events
Booksellers
About
Order/Contact Us
0
0
Shop Now
Home
Bookstore
Ebook Store
Collections
Blog
Events
Booksellers
About
Order/Contact Us
Shop Now
Ebook Store The Rust Red Land ebook (PDF)
The Rust Red Land PDF.png Image 1 of
The Rust Red Land PDF.png
The Rust Red Land PDF.png

The Rust Red Land ebook (PDF)

A$26.95

Robyn Bishop

‘You ask too many questions, Matilda. It’s not becoming in a girl.’

But Matilda is full of questions. It’s the late 1800s in rural New South Wales and Matilda, as the oldest daughter, is expected to cook, clean and help Mama with her brothers and sisters. But her inquiring mind will not be stilled nor her rebellious spirit tamed. When frustration overcomes her, she finds escape in the land she loves and in her imagination, nourished by books.

In the rust red landscape, both striking and harsh, and against the backdrop of World Wars and a changing Australia, Matilda is torn between her desire for freedom and allegiance to her growing family. With their never-ending demands, and crises of poverty, drought and illness, what Matilda really wants seems further from her reach. Will she ever see the sea? Have a vocation and earn her own money? Have the time to read?

 This sweeping novel brings to life the injustices faced by women in the 1800s and 1900s. Punctuated with betrayal and loyalty, hope and despair, love and loss, Matilda and her family come alive showing how the grip of patriarchy tried to strangle the ambitions of women, but there were women who refused to give up.

OCTOBER 2023 | 320 pages

Add To Cart

Robyn Bishop

‘You ask too many questions, Matilda. It’s not becoming in a girl.’

But Matilda is full of questions. It’s the late 1800s in rural New South Wales and Matilda, as the oldest daughter, is expected to cook, clean and help Mama with her brothers and sisters. But her inquiring mind will not be stilled nor her rebellious spirit tamed. When frustration overcomes her, she finds escape in the land she loves and in her imagination, nourished by books.

In the rust red landscape, both striking and harsh, and against the backdrop of World Wars and a changing Australia, Matilda is torn between her desire for freedom and allegiance to her growing family. With their never-ending demands, and crises of poverty, drought and illness, what Matilda really wants seems further from her reach. Will she ever see the sea? Have a vocation and earn her own money? Have the time to read?

 This sweeping novel brings to life the injustices faced by women in the 1800s and 1900s. Punctuated with betrayal and loyalty, hope and despair, love and loss, Matilda and her family come alive showing how the grip of patriarchy tried to strangle the ambitions of women, but there were women who refused to give up.

OCTOBER 2023 | 320 pages

Robyn Bishop

‘You ask too many questions, Matilda. It’s not becoming in a girl.’

But Matilda is full of questions. It’s the late 1800s in rural New South Wales and Matilda, as the oldest daughter, is expected to cook, clean and help Mama with her brothers and sisters. But her inquiring mind will not be stilled nor her rebellious spirit tamed. When frustration overcomes her, she finds escape in the land she loves and in her imagination, nourished by books.

In the rust red landscape, both striking and harsh, and against the backdrop of World Wars and a changing Australia, Matilda is torn between her desire for freedom and allegiance to her growing family. With their never-ending demands, and crises of poverty, drought and illness, what Matilda really wants seems further from her reach. Will she ever see the sea? Have a vocation and earn her own money? Have the time to read?

 This sweeping novel brings to life the injustices faced by women in the 1800s and 1900s. Punctuated with betrayal and loyalty, hope and despair, love and loss, Matilda and her family come alive showing how the grip of patriarchy tried to strangle the ambitions of women, but there were women who refused to give up.

OCTOBER 2023 | 320 pages


Subscribe to our newsletter to receive regular news about the press, our authors, events, special promotions and new book information.

Subscribe to the Spin Newsletter today

We respectfully acknowledge the wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their custodianship of the lands and waterways.

The lands on which Spinifex offices are situated are Djiru, Bunurong and Wurundjeri, Wadawurrung, Gundungurra, and Noongar.

We also acknowledge the many women throughout history who have fought for women’s freedom and the freedom of lesbians, often at the cost of their lives.

Made with Squarespace