Phoenix Distribution Rural Dreams

<p><meta charset="UTF-8" /></p> <p>Funny, heartbreaking and true; the characters in&nbsp;<i>Rural Dreams&nbsp;</i>are the people we know and grew up with. Some of them might even be us.&nbsp;</p> <p>A girl finds strength in poetry, a football coach ponders obsession, a woman grapples with the fall out of an affair and a mother can't and won't stop swearing. In 'Binky', the character asks, 'who gets the farm?' and in 'Rescue', a backpacker is pulled out of a crocodile swamp. Written through the lens of landscape,&nbsp;<i>Rural Dreams&nbsp;</i>highlights the richness of life on the land and showcases the beauty of lives lived outside city walls.</p> <p>'<i>Rural Australia</i>&nbsp;is a dangerously neglected part of our national consciousness - Margaret Hickey populates it with stories that are lively, entertaining and authentic.'&nbsp;-&nbsp;Martin Flanagan</p>