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Women the world over are brought up to hope, even expect, to find the man of their dreams, marry and live happily ever after. When Stephanie Wood meets a sweet man who owns a farm and property, she embarks on an exhilarating romance with him. He seems compassionate, truthful and loving. He talks about the future with her. She falls in love. She also becomes increasingly beset by anxiety at the lavish three-act plays he offers her in the form of excuses for frequent cancellations and no-shows. She begins to wonder, who is this man?

Capturing everyday lives and exceptional dreams, Australian novels have held up a mirror to the nation, reflecting the good and the bad. Touching on colonial invasion, the bush myth, world wars, mass migration, the recognition of Indigenous sovereignty and the emergence of a modern global, multicultural nation, Carl examines how these pivotal events and persuasive ideas have shaped some of Australia's most influential novels and how these books, in turn, made us.

This collection includes all-time favourites from the CBCA award-winning author. The first story, 'Bear and Chook', is about the adventures of two very different friends and is followed by the zany 'My Mum Tarzan'. The fun of storytelling continues with 'What Rot!' and 'Daddy’s Having a Horse'. This special audiobook concludes with the endearing story of a big, strong, hairy gorilla not living up to his image in 'Gordon’s Got a Snookie'.