The Feast of the Bunya

By Peter Denton
$9.95 Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: July 29, 2010
Words: 98351 (approximate)
Language: English

Ebook short description

Ulloola Yaluma has done a bad, bad thing. Worse, everyone in the Sea Eagle clan knows about it. When the old men send him across the mountains carrying news of the great bunya feasting, Ulloola thinks he’s got off lightly. But when he begins his bride-service for his betrothed, the very beautiful and independent Baringa, things get very, very dangerous. "Very beautiful writing" ABC

Extended description

Before the white men came, there was one festival you just couldn't miss. This modern take on Cornelius Moynihan’s famous poem, The Feast of the Bunya will take you to a vivid Australian past you’ve never known before.

Ulloola Yaluma has done a bad, bad thing. Worse, everyone in the Sea Eagle clan knows about it. When the old men send him across the mountains carrying news of the great bunya feasting, Ulloola thinks he’s got off lightly. But when he begins his bride-service for his betrothed, the very beautiful and independent Baringa, things get very, very dangerous.

What reviewers said about The Feast of the Bunya...... (Read more) Before the white men came, there was one festival you just couldn't miss. This modern take on Cornelius Moynihan’s famous poem, The Feast of the Bunya will take you to a vivid Australian past you’ve never known before.

Ulloola Yaluma has done a bad, bad thing. Worse, everyone in the Sea Eagle clan knows about it. When the old men send him across the mountains carrying news of the great bunya feasting, Ulloola thinks he’s got off lightly. But when he begins his bride-service for his betrothed, the very beautiful and independent Baringa, things get very, very dangerous.

What reviewers said about The Feast of the Bunya...

“A charming, lyrical and magnificently researched evocation of clan life in Australia at the advent of European exploration… beautifully crafted.”
Tom Flood
Miles Franklin Award Winner

“While there is plenty of action and thrills to keep the pages whipping over, it is the depth of detail of camp life across the different river and mountain tribes that remains etched in the mind.”
Driftwood Review

“I thought the writing and story very beautiful.”
Belinda Bolliger
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

“Captures a sense of indigenous tribal life with impressive detail and care… ”
Sue Murray
Producer, Ten Canoes

“Blends easy humor with charged drama in pre-European Australia.”
Kirsty Brooks

“A page turner…”
Trevor Corliss
(Less)

Adult-content rating:

This book contains content considered unsuitable for young readers 17 and under, and which may be offensive to some readers of all ages. For more information, see the Support FAQ.

Tags

outback, australia, tribal, ethnic, aboriginal, aborigine, aboriginal people, aboriginal culture, australian history, aboriginal history

Available ebook reading formats

Single purchase gains access to all formats. How to download ebooks to e-reading devices and apps.

Format	Full Book	Sample First 15%
Online Reading (HTML, good for sampling in web browser)	Buy	View sample
Online Reading (JavaScript, experimental, buggy)	Buy	View sample
Kindle (.mobi for Kindle devices and Kindle apps)	Buy	Download sample
Epub (Apple iPad/iBooks, Nook, Sony Reader, Kobo, and most e-reading apps including Stanza, Aldiko, Adobe Digital Editions, others)	Buy	Download sample
PDF (good for reading on PC, or for home printing)	Buy	No sample available
RTF (readable on most word processors)	Buy	No sample available
LRF (Use only for older model Sony Readers that don't support .epub)	Buy	Download sample
Palm Doc (PDB) (for Palm reading devices)	Buy	Download sample
Plain Text (download) (flexible, but lacks much formatting)	Buy	No sample available
Plain Text (view) (viewable as web page)	Buy	No sample available

Reviews

Log-in to write a Review   Log-in to add a Video Review

This book has not yet been reviewed.

Reason for report:
— Select a reason — Book is or contains spam Book infringes copyright Same content is published elsewhere with different author (for ex., by private-label rights) Duplicate Incomplete work (such as sample or serial) Should be marked adults-only Category is inappropriate Poorly formatted Nudity or other inappropriate content on cover Nudity or other inappropriate visual content in book Inappropriate erotica content Cover image is improper Content is inappropriate Other violation of Terms of Service Other reason not shown above.

Additional details: