{"product_id":"an-alice-girl-heaslip-tanya2020-paperback","title":"An Alice girl. Tanya Heaslip. 2020.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Alice Girl \u003c\/em\u003eis Tanya Heaslip’s extraordinary story of growing up in the late 1960s and early 70s on a vast and isolated outback cattle property just north of Alice Springs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTanya’s parents, Janice and Grant ‘the Boss’, were pioneers. They developed the cattle station where water was scarce, where all power was dependent on generators and where a trip to town for supplies usually meant a full day’s journey. Grant was determined to teach his children how to survive in this severe and isolated environment and his lessons were often harsh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTanya and her siblings led a childhood unimaginable to many Australians. Whether working the mobs of cattle with the stockmen, playing cattle-duffing on horseback or singing or doing lessons at their School of the Air desks, the children were always aware of the demands of the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut while her sister and brothers loved riding and working stock, Tanya’s heart longed to be back at the homestead with her books and stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTanya tells of a childhood that many would consider very tough with raw honesty, humour, love and kindness. This is the story of an Alice girl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Browse Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ 9791760529772 \/ Large","offer_id":42388543406162,"sku":"HEASLIP1","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2696\/2492\/files\/B2E07A6E-F8B1-4D1B-BD82-69C138220135.jpg?v=1777944796","url":"https:\/\/browsebooks.com.au\/products\/an-alice-girl-heaslip-tanya2020-paperback","provider":"Browse Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}