Kookaburras, Cuppas&Kangaroos. Adventures of a Yorkshire Lass Down Under in the 1960s by S. Bavey is an example in this respect. Bavey, a British living in the US with her family since the beginning of 2000s wrote the story of her late mother travels through letters, diary entry and other travel notes. Those materials were re-written in her mother´s voice, creating a coherent enticing collage that is both informative in terms of everyday life in Australia and travel inspiration, but also rememorates important personal moments from her lifetime.
Based on an immigration scheme in the 1960s, used by the Australian government to attract qualified workforce, Elizabeth Mary Rogers, in her 20s at the time, embarked on a three-week voyage that also included Cairo and Aden, going on a temporary work visa for two years.
The book is tracing her story finding herself, a handsome husband and getting to discover this part of the world - there is also a part of the memoir dedicated to her journey to New Zealand. Black-and-white photographs are adding more atmospheric details to the stories.
I´ve also found interesting the memorialistic style and special art of focusing on recreating the original voice through a variety of documents, as well as the writer´s own familiarity with the subject of the memoir. The style is very lively, witty while keeping the right graps on the informative part.
Rating: 3.5 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
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