The journey of a boy from the bush
by
Vince O'Rourke
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2016
In "Smell the Gum Leaves", Vince O’Rourke—born in 1940 in the iconic Australian central western town of Longreach, Queensland— presents an evocative and humorous reflection on a Catholic boy’s upbringing in the 1950s. O’Rourke takes a nostalgic trip through Catholic convent schools as a boarder...