Bruce Pascoe Collection: Mrs Whitlam, Fog a Dox, Sea Horse

by Bruce Pascoe

Mrs Whitlam Marnie Clark of Curdie Vale can ride but she doesn’t have a horse. She dreams of owning one and having the whole world to ride it in. Before too long Marnie is gifted Mrs Margaret ‘Maggie’ Whitlam, a beautiful, big Clydesdale – bold, fearless and able to jump anything. From the very first ride, Marnie and Maggie get more adventure than they bargained for. Soon Marnie is learning to negotiate newfound friendships, pony club and how to stand up for what she believes in. Will her friendship with George Costa, another outsider, make being accepted harder? Or will being true to yourself be the hardest decision Marnie makes? Fog a Dox Albert Cutts is a tree feller. A fella who cuts down trees. Fog is a fox cub raised by a dingo. He’s called a dox because people are suspicious of foxes and Albert Cutts owns the dingo and now the dox. Albert is a bushman and lives a remote life surrounded by animals and birds. All goes well until Albert has an accident. This is a story of courage, acceptance and respect. With a gentle storytelling style and finely crafted dialogue, Indigenous cultural knowledge and awareness are seamlessly integrated into the narrative. Sea Horse Jack and his family escape to Seahorse Bay whenever they can. They spend idyllic days exploring the waters of the bay, diving, fishing and cooking up feasts on the beach. Jack cannot believe his luck when he discovers a sunken boat not far off the coast. He shows his father and they decide to salvage it. But what is the story behind this mysterious boat? And how did it get there?

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About the author

Bruce Pascoe was born of Bunurong and Tasmanian Aboriginal heritage in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond and graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Education. He is a member of the Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative of southern Victoria and has been the director of the Australian Studies Project for the Commonwealth Schools Commission.

Bruce has had a varied career as a teacher, farmer, fisherman, barman, fencing contractor, lecturer, Aboriginal language researcher, archaeological site worker and editor.

He won the Fellowship of Australian Writers' Literature Award in 1999 and his novel Fog a Dox (published by Magabala Books in 2012), won the Young Adult category of the 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Awards.
Source: http://brucepascoe.com.au/about/

Reviews

[Deb Chapman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved loved loved this tender and special little book, wonderful as an audio book as Bruce Pascoe reads it too! 3 novella’s and such grounded and connected and simple but realistic stories. All about people and place and the connections therein. Left me feeling liked I’d touched a special gentle essence of life.

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Three great short stories.

[Allan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful

[Wendy Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gentle, charming, warmly Aussie stories featuring indigenous protagonists. Lovely.

[Ms Warner · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent collection of Pascoe’s poetry. His words lift from the page and it’s a great collection for children and especially children who love animals. Highly recommend.