Book Description
Steve and Blue are two girls who, dressed as men, are taken on as itinerant workers for the Italian farmers of Gippsland, Australia. They pack apples and pick peas. But their disguise is partial - and their quest is for love.
About the Author
Born in 1904, Eve Langley grew up in rural NSW Australia with only a rudimentary education. Dressed as a boy, she found employment to support herself through her education and early writing. The Pea Pickers, based on those early years, was published in 1942. A second novel was published in 1954. Eve Langley spent seven years in a psychiatric hospital and later changed her name to Oscar Wilde.
The Pea Pickers, Vol. 1 FROM THE PUBLISHER
Steve and Blue are two girls who, dressed as men, are taken on as itinerant workers by the farmers of Gippsland. They pack apples and pick peas. But their disguise is partial -- and their quest is for love. For Blue the novel ends in marriage; but not for Steve. For her, desire is never straight-forward, and love -- for men, for women, for country -- leaves her confused, but independent.
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