1999 Winner of the Miles Franklin Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize. On a property in western New South Wales a man named Holland lives with his daughter Ellen. Over the years, as she grows into a beautiful young woman, he plants hundreds of different gum trees on his land. When Ellen is nineteen her father announces his decision- she will marry the man who can name all his species of eucalyptus, down to the last tree... Eucalyptus is a modern fairy tale and an unpredictable love story. Haunting and mesmeric, it illuminates the nature of story-telling itself.

Travelling to the winner of the 2021 Australian Literature Sweep hosted by J4shaw. Congratulations and I hope you enjoy the book shower :)

Wow, I think I am the Winner! This book looks intriguing! I'm looking forward to reading this when it gets to descend my now massive Mt TBR - thank you :D

Given up on page 112. I was hoping it would get better but it just felt like a book about Eucalyptus trees with what felt like sexist banter. Ugh, not for me. Over on GoodReads people seem to give it either 1 star or 5, so a book that you either love or hate. I tried!

This book seems either hit or miss - if it is a hit with you dear reader, fabulous! If a miss, I'm sure you'll hurry it upon it's way. Merry Christmas!

From my Secret Santa- thanks

What an unusual book. Difficult to get into but slowly draws you in to the life of a father and daughter in a small country town.
Fragments of stories intrigue.
I hope the next reader persists and is rewarded. Will take to Australia Jan 23 and post to a Wishlist tag game player.

Corrected release date thx TG

Thank you Edwardstreet for this Wishlist tag. I look forward to reading it. Gratefully received alongside 2 other tags.
I’ve heard that this novel should be read before reading Helen Garner’s memoirs if one is to give it a fair go. I love Garner, does that mean I’ll hate Bail? It seems it’s a pretty polarising novel. My TBR pile is immense, but I’ll get to this one sooner or later.