Down Under All Over

DOWN UNDER ALL OVER: A Love Affair with Australia

In 1967, at age 22, Barbara Brewster immigrated, solo, to Australia from America. In Down Under All Over she shares her love affair with the land and people.

To see Oz of the 1960's - 1980's through this lover’s eyes is not only to experience places, people, possibilities, anew. This is also an adventurous woman's journey of expansion, participation in and reverence for The Land and, particularly, its rural people. DUAO inspires readers to their adventure and to wider, richer ways of seeing and being.

From the dolphins of Monkey Mia to the opal mines of Coober Pedy, from heroic farmers to meditating monks, readers of all ages will delight in the lyrical, perceptive descriptions of the place and people.

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TESTIMONIALS

I found myself with eyes filled with tears... What can I say? I love it!
-- Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport, Rolf Harris

DUAO shows a remarkable sense of love and perception for things Australian... My greatest dream is that through the love of the nature of Australia, people from all backgrounds, races and cultures will come together... Barbara Brewster is part of this process; passing the message on to the world.
-- Singer, songwriter, John Williamson

Barbara Brewster writes about Australia with a lover's indulgence and passion, tempered by a keen eye for the idiosyncratic nature of both the country and its inhabitants. America is the country of her birth. Australia is the country of her heart.
-- Singer, songwriter, Eric Bogle (author of 'And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda')

DUAO has set my soul singing in a way I really cannot express but by crying! ... I am so filled with the love of those people and the country that I could not express in the way you have.
--Virginia, Colorado

Brewster's vignettes of Australia are marvellous! She is a spectacularly good writer!
-- Michael Page, Editor, Rigby's Publishers

Colouring this account are references to the author's struggle with multiple sclerosis - hers is a courageous voice that illuminates the physical achievements of the journey with a deeply felt gratitude for each day's wonders.
-- Publishers Weekly (USA)

ISBN: 9780962860805