In the central Australian desert two schoolchildren, survivors of an aircrash, meet an Aboriginal boy on "walkabout", a lonely trek he must undertake before achieving manhood. This is the powerful story of their journey together and how they try to understand each other.
In the central Australian desert two schoolchildren, survivors of an aircrash, meet an Aboriginal boy on "walkabout", a lonely trek he must undertake before achieving manhood. This is the powerful story of their journey together and how they try to understand each other.
General Note
"A Peacock book."
First published in London in 1959 under title: The children.
