On Our Selection (Wild Arancini Classics)

"It's no use," said Dad at last, placing his hand on his head, and throwing down his bough. We did the same, then stood and watched the fence go . . ."

On Our Selection is the wonderful story of the pioneering Rudd family settling untouched native forest in Australia during the late 19th Century.

Hilarious, desperate and confronting by turns it is a story of heartbreak and hope and above all a family surviving and thriving amidst the hardships together.

"Faster still went the music; faster whirled Sal and Paddy Maloney. And Paddy was on his mettle. He was lifting Sal off her feet . . ."

Wild Arancini Classics is delighted to bring you this exciting new edition of Steele Rudd's wonderful memoir of pioneer life On Our Selection.

Steele Rudd was the pen name of Arthur Hoey Davis (14 November 1868 - 11 October 1935) an Australian author, best known for his short story collection On Our Selection. (Source: Wikipedia)

Frank Prem has been a storytelling poet for more than forty years, and has spent his working life in various parts of the public psychiatry system in Victoria (Australia). He has been published in magazines, e-zines and anthologies, in Australia and in a number of other countries, and has both performed and recorded his work as 'spoken word'. He and his wife live in the beautiful township of Beechworth in the North East of Victoria.