Eucalyptus by Murray Bail

A masterpiece. A novel of high seriousness and higher playfulness Michael Hulse Spectator On a property in New South Wales a man named Holland lives with his daughter Ellen. As years pass and Ellen grows into a beautiful young woman her father announces his decision she will marry the first man who can name all the eucalypts down to the last tree. As suitors clamber to meet Hollands challenge Ellen encounters a strange young man among her fathers trees a storyteller with enchanting tales of fa Paperback softback