Legitimate Bush Woman

Customer Reviews

Great entertainment Review by Jenny Funnell

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Thanks, Raelene, I received your book on Thursday & finished reading it on Monday. It was great. I was only aware of your columns in the Midwest Times about the time you wrote the one, ’Where’s the savings?’ I laughed & nodded my head & agreed, with probably thousands of others, that this woman had it all pretty right & she could tell us what she thought about something in a very special way.
Anyway, Raelene, the book was great entertainment. The topics were varied, the drawings were a terrific accompaniment to the subjects, your style was so easy to read & every now & then I imagined what you were going to say next, but you came in as quick as a flash with ‘You thought I was going to say…’ Even though I don’t know you, the book was written as if you were right here having a yarn with me over a cuppa. This book will appeal to any woman, bushie or not…& the more men who read it the better informed they will be about this intriguing specie called Female.
Thanks for reminding me that we mustn’t forget to keep a sense of humour. It is such a wonderful tonic.
Well done & I’m now waiting for the next one. (Posted on 18/08/11)

A treat to read Review by Judy Johnston

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Raelene Hall’s book “Legitimate Bush Woman” is a treat to read. It puts a smile on the face of the reader and gives a sense of identity with other women, whether in the bush or the city.
The book is A collection of columns published in the Midwest Times under the heading of “The lighter side of life on the land”. Even if you are not a keen reader you can pick it up, read a few humorous incidents and chuckle over the relevance of them to your own life.
Raelene has a great turn of phrase and a wonderful ability to look at herself honestly. Most of us can identify with the trauma of buying new bathers, the difficulty in carrying on a conversation whilst in the dentist’s chair and the frustration felt when phoning banks and government departments and being told to “Press button No. 1” etc, and then listening to a disembodied voice telling us just how valuable we are.
As a city woman I appreciated the insight given to me of a life which is quite different to the one I live. Yet one of the main attractions of the book is the commonality of many of the situations experienced by country and city women alike. (Posted on 18/08/11)