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The Untold, by Courtney Collins
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“[A] page turner…Jessie, the heroine of this tale set in 1920s Australia, sets her own compass…The chase will leave you breathless.”—Good HousekeepingIt is 1921. In a mountain-locked valley, amid squalls of driving rain, Jessie is on the run.Born wild and brave, by twenty-six she has already lived life as a circus rider, a horse and cattle rustler, and a convict. Yet on this fateful night she is just a woman wanting to survive—though there is barely any life left in her.She mounts her horse and points it toward the highest mountain in sight. Soon bands of men will crash through the bushland, desperate to claim the reward on her head. And in their wake will be two more men—one her lover, the other the law—each uncertain whether to save her or themselves.
But as it has always been for Jessie, it is death, not a man, who is her closest pursuer and companion. And while all odds are stacked against her, there is one who will never give up on her….
The Untold, by Courtney Collins- Amazon Sales Rank: #519413 in Books
- Brand: Collins, Courtney
- Published on: 2015-06-02
- Released on: 2015-06-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.25" h x .78" w x 5.47" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 304 pages
From Booklist This moving debut novel was inspired by the life of Australian Elizabeth Jessie Hickman, a runaway convict born in 1820. In Collins poetically reimagined tribute, 22-year-old Jessie is on the run after killing her brutal husband. She has recently given birth to a stillborn child whose spirit is somehow tethered to her mother and who narrates the story. Jessie has already lived a dramatic life; she once worked as a circus acrobat and then as a horse rustler but is now desperate to escape the posse of men who want to hang her for murder. While she runs, she thinks of her short, sweet relationship with the Aboriginal stockman Jack Brown, whose gentle ways were a welcome relief from the beatings administered by her drunken husband. She finds an idyllic camp in the mountains made up of desperate boys who steal horses and thinks she might finally have found a refuge, but the lawmen are not far behind. This intense read, with dark undertones of death and foreboding, contains breathtaking descriptions of the Australian bush and a lyrical homage to Jessie’s desperate quest for freedom. --Joanne Wilkinson
Review “This extraordinary novel—propelled by the dark, rich talents of a truly brilliant writer—dazzles, staggers, and amazes.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love“A captivating, epic novel that never loses its heart to scope, The Untold is a surreal saga set in a rugged, unforgiving landscape. Courtney Collins paints a devastating portrait of long-shot love.”—Patrick deWitt, author of #1 international bestseller The Sisters Brothers (short-listed for The Man Booker Prize)"Collins’s gripping debut novel is based on a legendary wild woman…A fast-paced, heart-wrenching story that never loses speed, this extraordinary first novel is not to be missed.”—Library Journal (starred review)“The dead have tales to tell, if only we could hear them…Collins richly evokes a heartbreaking emotional terrain, setting it against the sparse, brutal landscape of the Australian Outback.”—Kirkus Reviews“Collins’s poetic language and salty dialogue tell the story of a woman whose life is inextricable from the bleak landscape she not only traverses but also inhabits.”—Publishers Weekly
About the Author Courtney Collins grew up in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia. She completed her first novel, The Untold, in an old postmaster’s cottage on the Goulburn River in regional Victoria. She now lives in a sea-side town in NSW and is working on her second novel.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. A real Australian gem By D Putri This book is quite extaordinary. It gripped me right from the start, thanks to harrowing prologue and a simple trick in narrative. Inspired by the life of Jessie Hickman, a legendary outlaw in twentieth century Australia, this debut sort of tells the "making" of Jessie the lady bushranger. The prose is beautiful and the vivid and poetic descriptions of bush life amid the adversity are unmatched.We meet Jessie, a woman with a scarred past beset by the misfortune of being forced into employment and then marriage to Fitz, a dubious cattle rancher. She flees after bludgeoning her husband to death and burning her home down, then gave birth prematurely. The child, killed and buried out of mercy, then emerges as the omnipresent narrator, providing us with a close account of Jessie on the chase, revealing her past and casting glances into her future as an outlaw.I loved this approach. I was glued to the pages pretty much straight away. The voice of the baby as the narrator was filled with so much wisdom and empathy for his mother, you can't help but feeling for Jessie, despite of the gruesome acts she does in the book. The author did a great job painting the desperation that has befallen the whole place. Set after the Great War, the men returning from it were pretty much broken men, the economy was sluggish and the desert drier than ever. The only joy one is able to derive from were carnal pleasures.But somehow the darkness in the book did not weigh it down--rather it came across artistically, enhanced in a way a noir movie would have been. Jessie's story is mainly a story of heartbreak, loss and survival. And yet there are moments of tenderness and acts of simple compassion during Jessie's escape that were uplifting. Those were glimmers of hope that kept me coming back to this book even though at times the story got so gut wrenching, I had to stop reading for the day to process everything.I won't reveal the ending here, but it was predictable. After all it's history (well, sort of)! But I must say some of the twists were really unexpected. Some were welcomed, some were a little forced. Jessie's character is well-developed, but some of the other characters seemed a little one dimensional. However, the outstanding quality of this work is marked by Collins ability to capture a realistic picture of what is like to live and survive in the Australian Bush, without losing a certain poetic quality about the prose.Highly recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Powerful! By Brenda Telford When twenty-two-year-old Jessie was released from prison after serving two years for horse rustling, she immediately began working for Fitzgerald Henry (Fitz) on his property in the vast bush of NSW Australia. This was a condition of her release; she had no say in it at all. Fitz was a cruel and harsh man, and his treatment of Jessie was such that she was desperate to escape her tormenter. When Aboriginal stockman Jack Brown was also hired by Fitz, the two became kindred spirits. Thrust together in the stealing of horses for Fitz, they both wanted to get away from his demanding, threatening and drunken influence.But when Jessie discovered she was pregnant to Fitz, she was terrified - her future looked bleak. And after a frightening night of horror and fear, Jessie frantically headed away from the farm on her beloved horse, Houdini, as fast as she could possibly go. She had done a terrible thing, but she wanted to be free – she must be free; no-one must find her….not even Jack Brown.With the premature birth and subsequent death of her baby, Jessie found herself extremely ill. Delirious, suffering from blood loss and severe dehydration, her thoughts tormented her.As Jessie’s story continued, it was narrated by the spirit of her dead baby. The link between mother and child was strong – as Jessie struggled, her extreme courage shone through. With depth of character, humility and determination, Jessie kept going, trying to stay one step ahead of her pursuers as she headed for the mountains which were beckoning her.Jessie Hickman was a bushranger in Australia in the early twentieth century – Courtney Collins has used her story as an inspiration for The Burial in an unusual but powerful way, with the result being one which had me gripped by the intensity, while at the same time fascinated by the concept. I’ve never read a book quite like this one, but I enjoyed it none the less. A wonderful debut from an Aussie author to watch out for, and one I have no hesitation in recommending.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Life is a Circus, or How to Survive in a Bushman's World By Gail Ofterdinger While reading this tale of the Australian bushwoman, Jesse, I felt that I was sitting around a campfire listening to an elderly, grizzled, cowboy, tell me a tale from the past. Instead, it is Jesse's murdered newborn who is our narrator. Jesse faces horrendous life choices, suffers abuse, makes do, survives prison, rustles cattle, and endures a loveless marriage. Quite a character and a spectacularly intriguing heroine! If an historical account of life in Australia in the early 1920's appeals to you, I highly recommend this book. My thanks to the author and Penguin's First to Read program for a complimentary copy.
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