The Curlew's Cry
The Curlew's Cry

Author: Mildred Walker

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 1994-01-01

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780803297579

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The story of three decades in the life of Pamela Lacey and a Montana town, The Curlew's Cry spans World War I, the Great Depression, and the influenza epidemic of 1917, as it renders "a quietly told, honestly plotted story filled with careful details and with good descriptions of various aspects of life in the West" (Harriette Arnow, Saturday Review).

A Curlew Cried
A Curlew Cried

Author: Winifred Millicent Hardie

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2022-12-11

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1982296283

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It is 1911 when Bill and Isobel Elgin scramble down from the Kalgoorlie Express with their family of six in tow to begin a new life in the wheatlands of Western Australia. As they head to their farm in Bunburra to fulfill their dream of a better future, Isobel and her daughters lament over the dry, dusty, vermin-infested landscape that is vastly different from their former home in England. Still, they are determined to support the men in their family, no matter the personal sacrifices. But as they face one complex challenge after another, the entire Elgin family soon realizes that nothing in life is certain, especially when living in a land filled with brown snakes, questionable neighbors, and seemingly insurmountable obstacles that even shock the local clergy. In this historical novel set from 1911 to the outbreak of the Second World War, an English family immigrates to a farm in Western Australia where they must endure many trials and tribulations.

I Heard the Curlew Cry
I Heard the Curlew Cry

Author: Oonagh Rodgers

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published: 2017-06-24

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1525507028

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Have you ever asked yourself; Who am I? Where is my life going? Is there a purpose and meaning to it all? The answers are often hidden in plain sight, within the fabric of our own individual journey. I HEARD THE CURLEW CRY is the story of one woman's spiritual odyssey in pursuit of these answers. The journey is fraught with dangers and suffering, but is also shot through with courage,wisdom and an irrepressible sense of humour. As the story unfolds, she must let go of what has defined her for many years - her convent community, her Catholicism, her country. Not just a record of events, this is a story of healing and what it means to become an artist rather than a victim of life's events. In a world struggling with fear and loss of meaning, this book offers a message of hope and a creative perspective on the evolving soul journey we all must take.

Shadow of the Osprey
Shadow of the Osprey

Author: Peter Watt

Publisher: Pan

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781742613475

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It is a time of sudden wealth for a fortunate few who grub gold from the Palmer River in the harsh and unforgiving Queensland Outback. A land, where the fierce Aboriginal warriors resist the invaders in a bloody guerilla war, waged on the northern frontier of colonial Queensland.

Curlew Moon
Curlew Moon

Author: Mary Colwell

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2018-04-19

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0008241066

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‘Focuses a razor light on the plight of one of our most iconic birds. Inspirational!’ Tim Birkhead Curlews are Britain’s largest wading bird, known for their evocative calls which embody wild places; they provoke a range of emotions that many have expressed in poetry, art and music.

Last of the Curlews
Last of the Curlews

Author: Fred Bodsworth

Publisher: Catapult

Published: 2011-05-01

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1582438862

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In this conservation classic, originally published more than sixty years ago, Fred Bodsworth tells the story of a solitary Eskimo curlew's perilous migration and search for a mate. The lone survivor comes to stand for the entirety of a species on the brink of extinction, and for all in nature that is endangered. This new paperback edition includes a foreword by Pulitzer Prize–winning poet W.S. Merwin and an afterword by Nobel Prize–winning physicist Murray Gell–Mann.

The Silver Curlew
The Silver Curlew

Author: Eleanor Farjeon

Publisher: Rare Treasure Editions

Published: 2021-11-05T15:08:00Z

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1774642883

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The Silver Curlew is one of Eleanor Farjeon's finest works, an intriguing re-telling of the classic story Rumpelstiltskin. Mother Codling lives with her children in a small, Norfolk windmill. One day, the Codlngs receive a surprise visit from the king of Norwich, who insists that eighteen-year-old Doll Codling must spin a certain amount of flax for him, or he will cut off her head. Doll, terrified of dying, makes a deal with a spindle-imp, in order to save herself and her family. The only clincher is, that he returns to the castle when Doll's daughter is born and insists that he take the newborn child as payment for his work. Doll, and her younger sister Poll, try desperately to keep the baby...