Australian Screen Education, January 1st, 2006
Max Fatchen The River Kings The River Kings by Max Fatchen is the story of Shawn, a young country boy dreaming of a better life working the riverboats on the River Murray. ESCAPING his callous stepfather and overworked mother, Shawn runs away from the hard life he has endured on the family selection and joins the crew of the ramshackle boat known as the Lazy Jane. it is here that he finds a new family, albeit a very different one to the one he has left behind, and learns the ways of the river. Together the crew of the Lazy Jane battle rival boats, river-pirates and the creditors in an effort...
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