The Shepherd's Hut

Tim Winton is a master storyteller. His realistically drawn characters, their voices and the landscapes they move through bring his works to life. The Shepherd's Hut is no exception.   

The story follows young Jaxie Clackton as he travels through a harsh and unforgiving landscape, seeking love and hope. Jaxie comes alive on the page, his voice clear even if his words are profane.

As always, Winton does not need to use quote marks in his work – the voices of his characters are so distinctive one always knows who is speaking. And the subject matter is so ‘now’ it gave me chills.

Jaxie crawled from the page into my consciousness; he’s one of those great literary characters that will live forever. It’s an incredible piece of work that I thoroughly recommend, a novel that will go down in Australian Literature as one of the greats.