Nicole Alexander
Autore di The Bark Cutters
Sull'Autore
Opere di Nicole Alexander
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Alexander, Nicole
- Data di nascita
- 1965
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 8
- Utenti
- 129
- Popolarità
- #156,299
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 9
- ISBN
- 43
- Lingue
- 1
This was a pleasant enough read which creates the feel of life on a property in Australia. My personal peeve was the use of some anachronistic “un-Australian” terms which don’t feel authentic in this genre. For example, when did an Aussie ever wear a “sweatshirt”, “hunker down” or call a flour and water mix cooked over the coals “bread” and not “damper!” I also did not find the characters in either timeline particularly likeable or relatable. Hamish was an ruthless old rogue, his wife Rose had an awful life, as did some of the Indigenous women on the property. Sarah clearly couldn’t work out who she was or what she wanted, which although it was fair enough in the context did eventually make me want to shake her. The only agreeable person was Anthony who was a fairly one-dimensional akubra-wearing cardboard cutout. Although the cover suggests this is a rural romance, it isn’t really. The romantic elements take second place to the land and family saga and were not overly convincing. And lastly if there was a reason for the title I must have missed it. I can only think of one example of any bark being cut. Despite those issues the story was enjoyable enough and I would probably try another book by this author. 3.5 stars.… (altro)