"The Queenslander" is a novel by Robert Macklin, an Austraslian novelist. It tells the story of Pal Lingard. Pal Lingard was like any other teenager when he suddenly fell for Mrs Hendry who as the name suggests was not a girl but a woman. He has an affair with her. He later found out that he was sharing her affection with his own father. He could never forgive his father for breakng his matrimonial vows and and betraying his mother by being Mrs Hendry's lover.
Three years after the incident when he was a little bit old enough he left home and became a jackeroo. The harsh and difficult life of a jackeroo did not take him away from his books. He continues to read. He experiences his ups and downs. Pal finally succeeds as a writer.
The beginning of the novel is interesting the middle part a bit boring but it is compensated by the latter part of the novel which is emotional, touching and interesting. It was written in 1975 which is 39 years ago but the themes, issues and events in presented by Macklin are relevant today. The reader can identify with them. The story is touching. "The Queenslander" is certainly worth reading.
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