Clean Straw for Nothing

Clean Straw for Nothing
Clean Straw for Nothing  
Author(s) George Johnston
Country Australia
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Collins, Australia
Publication date 1969
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)

Clean Straw for Nothing is a Miles Franklin Award winning novel by Australian author George Johnston. This novel is a sequel to My Brother Jack.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Three Cheers for the Paraclete
Miles Franklin Award recipient
1969
Succeeded by
A Horse of Air



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