Travelling Light

I can't believe I haven't read Robyn Davidson sooner. She writes with a natural poeticism and a reflective bent befitting the eyes of a observer and be-er in nature. This collection of essays includes a brief memoir of parts of her childhood on the Darling Downs and the Sunshine Coast, personal historical descriptions of these places that bring them to life in a way I haven't come across before. She also muses eloquently on Australian culture and identity with pith and insight.

How thrilling too, to have the voice of a regional Queensland woman whose education and values encompass environmentalism, political awareness and an openness to the uncertainties of life.