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A review by essjay1
The Yield by Tara June Winch
5.0
This book was a joy to read for its wonderfully unique style and use of language, and of course for the story. The book is written with chapters interlaced between the story of August, her grandfathers diary and a letter from a Lutheran missionary in 1915 which becomes important later for many reasons however for the reader it brings context and history to the story of the Gondiwindi family and their land. This would be a stunning novel without the added poignancy of being rooted in fact.
The Yield should be on all Australian school curriculums both as a study in writing style and for the story that gives a very different history to that currently being taught. Historical fiction at its best. And as an Australian, so good to read a novel that is utterly and completely about our country.
I particularly liked the line that commented on the difference in faith - worshipping a man and his son or worshipping and respecting the land and Mother Earth.
The Yield should be on all Australian school curriculums both as a study in writing style and for the story that gives a very different history to that currently being taught. Historical fiction at its best. And as an Australian, so good to read a novel that is utterly and completely about our country.
I particularly liked the line that commented on the difference in faith - worshipping a man and his son or worshipping and respecting the land and Mother Earth.