Get 10% off all year round! Join Thryft Club
Get 10% off all year round and $10 off your next order! Join Thryft Club
Buy 3 Get Another Free On All Under S$10

Your cart

Your cart is empty

Check out these collections!

Bestselling Fiction
Bestselling Nonfiction
Bestselling Books for Children
Vintage and Rare Books
Vinyl Records
Women's Clothing
Men's Clothing
Sale

The Ballad of Desmond Kale

by Roger McDonald
$6.20 Now $3.90 Save 37%
The Ballad of Desmond Kale
The Ballad of Desmond Kale

Historical saga of rebellion in early Australian lands.

If you're fascinated by the rugged landscape of early Australia and enjoy a tale rich in historical detail, "The Ballad of Desmond Kale" could be the perfect book for you. Roger McDonald interweaves a rebellious spirit with the vastness of Australian pastoral life, creating an epic that's both informative and entertaining. The book offers a deep dive into the country's colonial history and the indomitable characters that shaped it.

  • Miles Franklin Literary Award (2006)
  • Adelaide Festival Award for Fiction (2008)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
Sale

The Ballad of Desmond Kale

by Roger McDonald
$6.20 Now $3.90 Save 37%
ISBN: 9781741661149
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $34.18
Authors: Roger McDonald
Publisher: Random House Australia
Date of Publication: 2005-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.31
(rated by 119 readers)

Special Offer

Buy 3 Preloved Items Below S$10 and Get Another Free

Discount applied automatically when you add them to your cart!

Description

Winner of the Miles Franklin Award. The Ballad of Desmond Kale is a broad-sweeping novel set in the early days of British settlement in Australia. At the center is the pursuit of Desmond Kale, an Irish political prisoner and a rebelliously brilliant breeder of sheep. The novel explores themes of greed, ambition, conceit, and redemption against the backdrop of the Australian bush, Westminster, Yorkshire, Spain, and the Southern Ocean. A brilliant and inspired recreation of early Australian settlement.
Condition guide

Book Condition Guide

Books in Like New Condition

This book may contain very minor cosmetic defects, but it is in pristine condition. There should be no yellowing, no foxing, no water damage, and no annotations of any kind on the cover and the pages. For paperbacks, there should not be any crease marks on the spine. This book is good as new — lucky you!

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Very Good Condition

This book has been used, but it is still in a clean condition. There should be no foxing or annotations of any kind on the inner pages, but a sparse amount may be present on the cover, title pages, or outside edges of the book. There should be no water damage of any kind. For paperbacks, there may be light crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Good Condition

We do our best to ensure the quality of our books, but there is no escaping the wear and tear that comes with time. Slight foxing and some annotations may be present on the pages and the cover. There should be no water damage of any kind. For paperbacks, there may be several crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Well Read Condition

This is a well-read book, which means that the previous owner probably really enjoyed it! The cover and pages may include moderate foxing and annotations, but the text is not obscured and still readable. Moderate cosmetic defects and minor water damage may be present on the edges of the book. For paperbacks, there may be multiple crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

 

Find out more about our process here.

 

Similar Reads

Historical saga of rebellion in early Australian lands.

If you're fascinated by the rugged landscape of early Australia and enjoy a tale rich in historical detail, "The Ballad of Desmond Kale" could be the perfect book for you. Roger McDonald interweaves a rebellious spirit with the vastness of Australian pastoral life, creating an epic that's both informative and entertaining. The book offers a deep dive into the country's colonial history and the indomitable characters that shaped it.

  • Miles Franklin Literary Award (2006)
  • Adelaide Festival Award for Fiction (2008)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.