‘Labourers In The Vineyard’ by Colin Thiele (1970 1st Ed Hardcover Dust Jacket)

Description: ‘COLIN THIELE'S new novel is reminiscent of Thomas Hardy, in the way in which a human drama is worked out against a keenly observed rural background with all its bawdy humour, simple faith, and expert toil. This background is a community of Australian winegrowers, living in the Valley which their German ancestors settled a century before. They still retain many of the old customs and ways of speech... and much of their forebears' lusty, outright attitude to life. When Kurt Neilson entered the Valley, to carry out his mother's strange dying wish, the people boiled with gossip and specula-tion. Who was Kurt Neilson? What did he want? In fact, Kurt hardly knew. He had so many unanswered questions of his own. In seeking the answers, he became involved with two women: gay, voluptuous Lottie, and Helga, whose tragic secret threatened her love for him. Kurt's rescue of Lottie won him a place in the community, but he soon clashed with Sutherland, the local land owner whose ambitious arrogance concealed the mystery of Kurt's past. It became a conflict of two strong men, and Kurt's determination to win swept him relentlessly towards a shattering discovery. Written with all the rhythmic power of Colin Thiele's prose, this story of human strength and weakness, human desires, fears, aspirations, and sympathies is as richly textured as life itself, and is illumined by the author's obvious delight in the countryside which he knows so well.’ Please see photographs for condition. This is book that would be sent to you on purchase with tracking, bubble wrapped for its protection. If you would like to buy multiple items you can request to combine postage at the eBay checkout when finished shopping. If you pay too much for postage I will refund the difference once posted. Pick up is available from Adelaide CBD to save cost of postage.

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