{"product_id":"mallee-roots-bill-hampel-9781760416621","title":"Mallee Roots","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo chemist, no bank, no library, even in primary or secondary school, and no mains electricity until the writer turned fifteen. Some might say he was disadvantaged. But from the perspective of some city children today he was far from being deprived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMallee Roots\u003c\/em\u003e is an account of the rich community culture of Walpeup, a small, remote Mallee town in the years 1942 to 1956. Isolated from bigger centres by gravel roads and distance, life demanded a high degree of interdependence and sharing. Occasionally it was in grief but regularly in fun. Until he left, the author encountered no apparent differences in status or wealth. He found plenty of things to do and boundless opportunity to get into trouble, but later, to work side by side with adults and become more responsible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs well as describing his relationships with townspeople and farmers, the writer paints an affectionate picture of a father who was always on his children's side. For the mother, life brought fewer rewards in the town and before that, during the Depression on a struggling farm with no domestic amenities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo compensate for the routines of school life, the author caused more mischief than is reasonable but not enough to prevent completion of high school and his departure, ultimately to train teachers like those he gave so much grief. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny, informative, \u003cem\u003eMallee Roots\u003c\/em\u003e gives a unique view of community strength, something now not always attainable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Hampel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1760416622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760416621\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ginninderra Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.43d","brand":"Bill Hampel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445648404735,"sku":"9781760416621","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bfb96746-44a3-48ca-9d63-5ff6f5329dc4.jpg?v=1777219831","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mallee-roots-bill-hampel-9781760416621","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}