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DOWN UNDER IN THE TOP END

By Tim Bowden

PENELOPE HEADS NORTH

Told with wry humour, an infectious enthusiasm for history and a nose for finding great stories, Tim Bowden lays bare the hardships of bush life and celebrates the joys and freedoms of being on the road. He takes us to a pub with no beer at Gregory Downs, has us paddling a kayak between the red granite cliffs of Lawn Hill Gorge, teases us with the pleasures of being an overnight guest in Darwin's Government House and leaves us wondering what a statuesque and topless German tourist was doing striding down the Stuart Highway.

Soft laminated cover,  271 pages. APN 978643094208.  (1st Edition 2008). RRP $29.95