Dinkum yet Dutch

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Green Hill Publishing

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491_9781922527202

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Australias leading property market expert and bestselling author, John Lindeman brings you this vivid, nostalgic and hilarious memoir of a Dutch boy growing up in 1950s Australia.Its the early fifties in Australia when John Lindemans family migrate from Holland. There are no supermarkets or televisions and most families get by without a car or a telephone. Even though the war ended six years ago, Sydneys northern beaches are still littered with concrete tank traps and the remnants of barbed wire entanglements designed to stop the invading Japanese. John vividly re-creates the struggles of his family as they try to settle in their new home, receiving kindness and unexpected help from some neighbours while enduring scorn and even hatred from others who are deeply suspicious of foreigners as a result of the war. While John quickly adapts to both cultures, when he starts school hes the odd one out - a little Dutch boy in an Australian world.John shares the laugh out loud escapades he has with his mates, Fats, whose father is an ailing, violent war veteran, Chicka, whose father seems to be a dreaded dunnyman and Brian, whose mother vainly tries to be both mum and dad. With them, youll experience again the thrills and spills of Cracker Night, the magic of the Brookvale Show and the fairyland for children called Manly.The best and worst of post-war Australia are laid bare in these enjoyable yet touching stories as Johns family manage to build their home, and Johns friends, family and foes make him proud to be dinkum yet Dutch.

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