Meeting at Colleen's.  The Drover's wife by Henry Lawson.

Almost full house.  Couple of housekeeping tips for next year.  You need two bottles of red and white.  One of each is not enough.  No one drinks Bailys.

Book was well received, everyone liked the quick read.  I feel slightly vindicated for my choice of books at last.

Irene         9     Short and Sweet
Trilby       7     Historically evocative
Kathy       8     Usually hate short stories but this was ok
*Tamara* 10  Lawson the realist        to Banjo Patterson's 
                     romanticism
Tahnee     8     Early Australian at its best
Annmarie 7     It is going to make me read more Henry Lawson
Georgia    9     Short but sweet
Mel          8     The bleakness of early Australia
Colleen    8     The skill to tell a story and have you feel you are there in 
                        time.
Thank you ladies I wish you and your family a lovely Christmas.