Told with a laconic, deadpan wit, Taking Tom Murray Home is a timely, thought-provoking, heart-warming, quintessentially Australian story like no other. Five days, five more towns, and a state ready to explode in flames. And as the motley funeral procession passes through Victoria, there are more mysterious arson attacks. To make a bigger impact she agrees with some neighbours to put his coffin on a horse and cart and take it slow - real slow.īut on the night of their departure, someone burns down the local bank. His wife, Dawn, doesn't want him to have died for nothing and decides to hold a funeral procession for Tom as a protest, driving 350 kilometres from Yardley in country Victoria to bury him in Melbourne where he was born. But something goes tragically wrong, and Tom dies in the blaze.
Bankrupt dairy farmer Tom Murray decides he'd rather sell off his herd and burn down his own house than hand them over to the bank. with a madcap cast of characters including farmers, hippies and lots of cops, with moments so funny I had to put the book down to laugh.The winner of the inaugural Banjo Prize, Taking Tom Murray Home is a funny, moving, bittersweet Australian story of fires, families and the restorative power of community. It's a novel about grief, pain, anger and loss, yes, but it's also about hope - and how community, friends and love trump pain and anger, every time.'With characters you'll love and who will make you simultaneously laugh and cry, Slee weaves a bittersweet, hilarious and touching story that is sure to find its place as an Australian classic.' Better Reading'An absolute ripper of a story. To make a bigger impact she agrees with some neighbours to put his coffin on a horse and cart and take it slow - real slow.But on the night of their departure, someone burns down the local bank.
Bankrupt dairy farmer Tom Murray decides he'd rather sell off his herd and burn down his own house than hand. The winner of the inaugural Banjo Prize, Taking Tom Murray Home is a funny, moving, bittersweet Australian story of fires, families and the restorative power of community. Taking Tom Murray Home (Trade Paperback / Paperback)
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