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Category — Letters

Letter from the country

Rachael Treasure and Akbar the Waler stallion

Bestselling Tasmanian author Rachael Treasure shares a quiet moment with her Waler stallion Akbar as they peruse her recently-released novel — The Rouseabout.

Rachael also writes a very popular web blog — Treasure’s Tales — where, in her own laconic voice, she documents the ups and downs of country life … its about life on a farm, not a country weekender …

Rachael has joined our team at thisTasmania and will contribute a regular Letter from the country.

Here’s her first Letter … an ode, sort of, to the humble swede which freckles Tasmanian paddocks during winter.

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July 11, 2007   3 Comments