The winter road : a story of legacy, land and a killing at Croppa Creek / Kate Holden.
Publication details: Melbourne, VIC : Black Inc, 2021.Description: 324 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781760640361
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- Winner 2021 Walkley Book Award. Winner 2022 NSW Premier's Literary Award Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction. Winner 2022 NSW Premier's History Award - regional and community history prize. Winner 2022 Sisters In Crime Davitt Award for Non-Fiction Crime writing.
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On a country road in Croppa Creek, farmer Ian Turnbull faced environmental officer Glen Turner. What happened next shocked Australia. An epic true story of greed, power and a desire for legacy from an acclaimed Australian storyteller. July 2014, a lonely road at twilight outside Croppa Creek, New South Wales- 80-year-old farmer Ian Turnbull takes out a .22 and shoots environmental officer Glen Turner in the back. On one side, a farmer hoping to secure his family's wealth on the richest agricultural soil in the country. On the other, his obsession- the government man trying to apply environmental laws. The brutal killing of Glen Turner splits open the story of our place on this land. Is our time on this soil a tale of tragedy or triumph - are we reaping what we've sown? Do we owe protection to the land, or does it owe us a living? And what happens when, in pursuit of an inheritance for his family, a man creates terrible consequences? Kate Holden brings her discerning eye to a gripping tale of law, land and entitlement. It is the story of Australia.
Winner 2021 Walkley Book Award.
Winner 2022 NSW Premier's Literary Award Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction.
Winner 2022 NSW Premier's History Award - regional and community history prize.
Winner 2022 Sisters In Crime Davitt Award for Non-Fiction Crime writing.