About the Author

Ingeborg van Teeseling is a journalist and historian who teaches history at the University of Wollongong.

Reviews

‘This wonderful and long overdue book has captured the proud heritage of the shack communities and shown how its history has mirrored the greater Australian story.’



– David Hill, author and historian



‘Shack Life is that rare mix; a compelling read that stitches together the big history of place, the smaller history of culture and the personal narratives of those who have made, and been made by, these extraordinary, irreplaceable dwellings. Thoughtful, touching, beautiful and finely crafted Shack Life is, in a word, brilliant.’

– Elizabeth Farrelly