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    The Drover's Zombie Wife: A short story
    The Drover's Zombie Wife: A short story
    The Drover's Zombie Wife: A short story
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    The Drover's Zombie Wife: A short story

    By Timothy Bowden

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    A young isolated settler battles to protect her children and home from a range of dangers: fire, flood, a mad bullock and the undead Henry Lawson’s classic short story of outback survival
    reimagined.


    Timothy Bowden brings this short, horror western to life, set against the background of the harsh Australian landscape.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTar & Feather
    Release dateAug 8, 2019
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