Around the World in 22 Books
In a Sunburned Country
by Bill Bryson
First published in 2000.
This edition by Broadway Books.
In a Sunburned Country is Bryson’s
hilarious account of what he encountered in Australia – far beyond
the beaten tourist path. He revels in Australia’s eccentric characters,
dangerous flora and fauna and other oddities, imparting a wide range of
knowledge about its history, geography, culture, unusual plants and animals
as he goes.
