The Road from Coorain

An inspirational story from someone who had a ridiculously complicated and tough upbringing and ended up accomplishing far more than most people can claim. But in addition to a good story I thought the writing was fantastic and the unabashed excitement about scholarly/intellectualism inspiring.

A beautifully written piece about growing up in Australia. Conway is clearly an intelligent woman who had few opportunities to contribute to Australian society in the 1950s, leading her down an alternative path.

A magnificent story about a generation that lived through the hardship of Australia. Really loved it. Opened up my eyes on Australia in the past.

Wonderful window on life in the Australian outback.

interesting to read about life in the outback, but the book is a rather dry read. not very personal despite being a memoir.

Amazing autobiography of an Australian woman. I couldn't put it down.

A coming of age type of story. Her intelligence, ability to put her own experience into a much larger context, combines with a gift for charming with the details makes this a personal fav.

..I love this book so much that Ive left a copy in Australia, and now have just bought myself another one

Australian outback. I love reading about places I haven't been to. inspiring story about a woman who grew up in the Australian outback and ended up teaching in a university on the East Coast in the United States.