Australian Christmas Yarns: Volume II

Written by Mary Grant Bruce

Narrated by Denis Daly and Sarah Bacaller

This collection follows on from Australian Christmas Yarns Volume I and consists of ten stories by notable Australian author Mary Grant Bruce (1878-1958). These stories sketch challenges of landscape, relationship, loss and hope.


This collection includes:


A Coastwise Christmas


Santa Claus, Helper


Santa Claus, Junior


Santa Claus, Mediator


The Christmas Cook


In Great Waters


The Hammock


A New Year's Dawn 1


A New Year's Dawn 2


A New Year's Dawn 3


Mary Grant Bruce (1878-1958) was an Australian author, many of whose writings focused on iconic Australian life. As well as publishing 37 books, Mary Grant Bruce wrote regularly for Australian newspapers, often for children. Her most well known works are the books in the Billabong series. Visit marygrantbruce.com.au to find out more.


Mary Grant Bruce Family Trust (P)2021 Voices of Today

• Language: English
• Publisher: Voices of Today
• Release date: Nov 14, 2021
• ISBN: 9781953007612

Mary Grant Bruce

Mary Grant Bruce (christened Minnie) was born in 1878 and enjoyed writing from an early age. Much of her childhood was spent on her grandparent’s property, which set the scene for the Billabong books. Her first novel, A LITTLE BUSH MAID, was published in 1910 and based on her already popular children’s serial of the same name, published weekly in the Age. It was an instant success and thirteen more Billabong books followed.Mary Grant Bruce died in 1958.