Why read Old Days, Old Ways?

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1 author picked Old Days, Old Ways as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Patsy Trench

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This is a memoir of life in the Riverina district in early colonial rural Australia written by the wonderfully insightful Mary Gilmore. It’s full of fascinating detail about domestic life and class consciousness, where poor families had to make do with wooden needles and cutlery and women were so used to sitting on blocks that they felt unsafe on a chair; whereas the better-off had standards to maintain so women’s skirts had to be weighted at the hem for fear of showing an ankle while horse-riding. How a line was drawn across the floor at the Wagga Wagga Club Ball…

From Patsy's list on The best books about the beginnings of colonial Australia.