A small classic, pared down to the bare bones. many will not only enjoy it, but long remember it. - New York Times
A deeply-felt book, filled with information about desert flora and fauna. - Times Literary Supplement
Very tender, very touching, and sketched out with no sign of strain. The descriptions of the Australian bush are first-rate. - New Statesman
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About James Vance Marshall
James Vance Marshall is one of the pseudonyms of English writer Donald Payne. Walkabout was first published in 1959 and later made into a movie starring Jenny Agutter.