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Dave Brings Home A Wife (dramatic reading)

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Dave Brings Home a Wife by Steele Rudd is a beautiful and heartwarming story about love, family, and acceptance. The story follows Dave, a young man who brings his city-bred wife home to the rural Australian outback to meet his family for the first time. As they journey through the vast countryside, Dave's wife experiences the unfamiliar customs and challenges of rural life, but with the help of Dave and his family, she begins to see the beauty and charm of their way of life.

The author does a fantastic job of capturing the stark contrast between city and country life, as well as the complexities of navigating differences in culture and background. The characters are well-developed and relatable, and the reader can't help but be drawn into their struggles and triumphs. The dialogue is authentic and engaging, and the descriptions of the Australian landscape are vivid and enchanting.

Overall, Dave Brings Home a Wife is a touching and thought-provoking read that explores themes of love, family, and tradition. It is a timeless tale that reminds us of the importance of understanding and respecting different ways of life, and the power of love to bridge divides. Highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a heartfelt and uplifting story.

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This is a self-contained story-arc over eight chapters from the pages of Steele Rudd's book "Back At Our Selection". The Synopsis: After being a shy bachelor for a number of years, Dave has finally got married. To a "Girl from Town" named "Lily White". When she first arrives at "Ruddville", she and Dave's sister Sarah get on wonderfully. But after some months, friction between the two young woman sets in, and Dave and Lily seek to have a separate house of their own on the extensive Rudd property. But Dad, though now a prosperous farmer, started out with his wife and children in a two-room settler's slab-hut, and has a notion ... exacerbated by tightfistedness ... that all young folk should start out their married life like that and work their way up. So he finds, demolishes, carts, and re-erects a forty-year-old abandoned shack for his son and daughter-in-law. They acquiesce to accepting it, and in time even become rather contented there. But soon, Dave's mother-in-law arrives for a visit, and cranky old Dad Rudd finally meets his nemesis. - Summary by Son of the Exiles Cast list: Dad Rudd, Australian farmer - Patriarch of the Rudd clan: Son of the Exiles Mother Rudd, wife of Dad Rudd: TJ Burns Dave Rudd, son of Dad Rudd: Tomas Peter Sarah Rudd, daughter of Dad Rudd: Linda Olsen Fitak Lily White, newly married to Dave: Devorah Allen Lily’s Mother - Dave's mother-in-law: Sonia Joe Rudd, son of Dad Rudd: Nemo Bill Rudd, son of Dad Rudd: Foon Barty Rudd, son of Dad Rudd: Peter Musgrove Jimmy Regan - Neighbour to the Rudds: ToddHW Young Regan - Neighbour to the Rudds: Zoe Trang Willie Wiley - Orphan boy adopted by one of Dad's neighbours: Foon Mary Murphy - Daughter of one of Dad's neighbours: Leanne Yau The Parson: Larry Wilson Mrs Walker: Sandra Schmit Building Contractor: Larry Wilson Narrator: Beth Thomas This project was finished during the March Challenge with the precious help of the following six volunteer editors : Bhavya Campbell Schelp Chuck Williamson JayS linny Maria Kasper


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