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"The Lambing Flat is a story about belonging.
Lok, a young Chinese man who arrives with his father in Australia, in the 1860s, in search of gold when they become entangled in the infamous Lambing Flat riots during which white diggers attacked the unsuspecting Chinese diggers - Lok loses his father and sets off in search of more diggings in an attempt to buy his way back to China.
Ella, a young woman growing up on a cattle property in central Queensland, in an alien, drought-ridden landscape but is haunted by her mother's conviction that she does not belong in the dryness of the bush, but by the sea, where her mother grew up.
Lok eventually comes across Ella's property on his journeys, and through their subsequent relationship they each discover what it is to belong - to another person, if not to a homeland. "
Miles Gillham, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Inside culture (main char)
- Chinese
Other aspects:
- immigrant story
Poverty, surviving
Yes
Kind of living:
- farm poverty
Culture clash?
- Being oppressed by outside culture
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- Australian (mate!)
If story of urban/rural...
- Small town life
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Woman's story?
Yes
Lover is
- of a different race (interracial loving!)
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- farmer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 9 ()
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Australia
Desert?
Yes
Desert:
- dying of thirst, sunburn
Water?
Yes
Water:
- swimming on
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
- lot of descript of crop raising
- lot of descript of animal care
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Unusual Style:
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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