A review by mel_st
Eucalyptus by Murray Bail

3.0

Winner of the 1999 Miles Franklin Award, Holland takes his daughter to live on a property in New South Wales. Over time, Holland has sourced and planted hundreds of varieties of Eucalyptus trees. As Ellen reaches marriageable age, Holland declares that he will marry her to the man who can name every Eucalyptus on his property. While the suitors try their luck, Ellen meets a stranger near the river. This is an unusual story. A fairy tale moved to the Australian bush, with stories within the story. As you might guess, there is a lot of information about Eucalypts.