They said we were isolated - my life at Top Farm on Tasmania's west coast

In 1974, twenty-year-old Joanna and her husband Peter set out to turn a remote, neglected property on Tasmania's wild west coast into a working cattle enterprise. Three hours' drive from the nearest town at the end of a rough, sandy track, Top Farm offered no plumbing, no telephone and no neighbours — but Joanna, who had grown up sheltered as an only child before seeking adventure abroad, threw herself into life there anyway, exploring the paddocks, rainforest and nearby beach, falling for the cattle, and taking up gardening. This memoir tells her story of 1974 to 1977 on Top Farm with her late husband, Peter.

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BOOK DETAILS

• Softcover
• Published 2023.
• 163-pages

CONDITION

New.

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