Settling Day
The novel follows Jim Dennis, a solitary bushman who races to fetch a doctor when his young son falls gravely ill and whose life is bound up with loyal horses and the rough society of a frontier township. A series of episodes charts his clashes with hostile neighbours, violent confrontations, desperate defence of his homestead, and the pressures of racing stables and meetings that build toward a decisive contest and a hard-won triumph. Throughout, the narrative examines loyalty, endurance, and sudden reversals of fortune against a harsh rural backdrop.
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The novel follows Jim Dennis, a solitary bushman who races to fetch a doctor when his young son falls gravely ill and whose life is bound up with loyal horses and the rough society of a frontier township. A series of episodes charts his clashes with hostile neighbours, violent confrontations, desperate defence of his homestead, and the pressures of racing stables and meetings that build toward a decisive contest and a hard-won triumph. Throughout, the narrative examines loyalty, endurance, and sudden reversals of fortune against a harsh rural backdrop.
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