Pamela Rushby
Auteur de Different Homes Around the World (Rigby Literacy)
A propos de l'auteur
Pamela Rushby is the author of The Ratcatcher¿s Daughter, which made the Davitt Awards 2015 shortlists in the category of Young Adult Novel. (Bowker Author Biography)
Œuvres de Pamela Rushby
Pinata 3 exemplaires
Patty's polar bear diary 2 exemplaires
The birds at Waders Flat 2 exemplaires
Hawks in the city 2 exemplaires
My way or the highway? 2 exemplaires
Communities of the Desert 2 exemplaires
Two rivers 2 exemplaires
On the ball 2 exemplaires
Sharks 1 exemplaire
Splat! 1 exemplaire
Play it Again Sam 1 exemplaire
And Something Weird Happenend..... 1 exemplaire
Is It a Turtle or is It a Tortoise? 1 exemplaire
Tidy Your Room,Tanya! 1 exemplaire
Project Turtle 1 exemplaire
A Song For Fred 1 exemplaire
We Went to Gallipoli 1 exemplaire
From Little Things 1 exemplaire
Adventures In The Air 1 exemplaire
Our Brother Andy: Bookroom Package Silver Level 24 Grade 3 (Rigby PM Collection) (2019) 1 exemplaire
Walking the dog 1 exemplaire
Towers Level M 1 exemplaire
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- Œuvres
- 94
- Membres
- 450
- Popularité
- #54,506
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 25
- ISBN
- 167
- Langues
- 2
Trigger warnings: Military violence and war themes, murder, gun violence, animal death and death of a friend, racist slur, grief and loss depiction, World War One
Score: Seven points out of ten.
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It's been a while since I've read from Pamela Rushby, but here's a brief recap: more than a year ago I read two books from her, Lizzie and Margaret Rose and Interned. I thought the former was a hit until I picked out the flaws, and the latter--a massive disappointment. I didn't have high hopes for The Horses Didn't Come Home. However, the author pleasantly surprised me when I found it to be enjoyable.
It starts with the first characters I see, Laura and Harry, initially living together in Australia before the latter joined the Australian Army to fight in World War One. The narrative can sometimes get disjointed with the multiple POVs, and I don't get why the author had to unnecessarily capitalise some words. The pacing is swift and enjoyable with chapters that only last a few pages. The middle of the narrative can sometimes get monotonous and repetitive, especially when I see Harry recounting his uneventful life and Laura receiving letters he wrote. The conclusion is more action-packed, as Harry and other soldiers fight in the Battle of Beersheba, claiming that their horses carried them to victory (it was the soldiers though.) Harry returns home in one piece but not before he realises that the horses stayed there at Beersheba, never to return to Australia. That is a low note.… (plus d'informations)