Angus & Robertson, 1997, Softcover, Book Condition: Good, Unstated
"When C.J. Dennis created The Kid, Ginger Mick, Doreen, Rose, & other much-loved Melbourne backstreet characters of The Sentimental Bloke, not only was a publishing phenomenon born, but along with it a new image of what was distinctly Australian. Yet for 80 years & more, a story has lain hidden between the lines of those famous verses. Embarking on a journey of homage & regeneration, presnt-day aithor Stephen Dando-Collins has picked up the threads to write the novel Dennis himself might have written, Cobbers is the overlooked story of 'the bloke', a hard man with a soft centre, & the promise he made to his cobber Ginger Mick. A promise which means putting his conscience to the test, his marriage to Doreen in jeopardy, & his life on the line..." Trade Paperback. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 518 pages. Covers have some shelf-wear and some rubbing to corners & extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Australia; ISBN: 0207190232. ISBN/EAN: 9780207190230. Inventory No: 50642.
"When C.J. Dennis created The Kid, Ginger Mick, Doreen, Rose, & other much-loved Melbourne backstreet characters of The Sentimental Bloke, not only was a publishing phenomenon born, but along with it a new image of what was distinctly Australian. Yet for 80 years & more, a story has lain hidden between the lines of those famous verses. Embarking on a journey of homage & regeneration, presnt-day aithor Stephen Dando-Collins has picked up the threads to write the novel Dennis himself might have written, Cobbers is the overlooked story of 'the bloke', a hard man with a soft centre, & the promise he made to his cobber Ginger Mick. A promise which means putting his conscience to the test, his marriage to Doreen in jeopardy, & his life on the line..." Trade Paperback. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 518 pages. Covers have some shelf-wear and some rubbing to corners & extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Australia; ISBN: 0207190232. ISBN/EAN: 9780207190230. Inventory No: 50642.