Author: Barry Crump
Narrator: Martin Crump
Unabridged: 3 hr 41 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Findaway
Published: 03/14/2020
Crumpy's Campfire Companion is the entertaining third part of a trilogy on The Life and Times of a Good Keen Man. In this collection of yarns, the river, the road, the ridge and the rogue all come alive in Crump's unique humorous style. The yarns reveal his understanding and compassion for the characters and life he writes about.
Barry Crump has been New Zealand's bestselling author for more than 30 years. Crumpy's Campfire Companion will delight dedicated fans and new generations of readers alike.
Short Stories Include
1.The Duggan brothers -- 2. The black boar -- 3. The real thing -- 4. The post -- 5. Hard yakker -- 6. Shiraz -- 7. Never seen anything like it -- 8. A new shotgun -- 9. The mighty Motu -- 10. Close shaves -- 11. Too much of a good thing -- 12. Streak's pub -- 13. Cutie-pie -- 14. Harry -- 15. By the seat of our pants -- 16. Not cut out for it -- 17. Not cricket -- 18. Boots -- 19. State Highway Six -- 20. A lot of bull -- 21. Bush happy -- 22. d lib -- 23. A long haul -- 24. Black man's logic -- 25. On the cutting room floor -- 26. Beyond repair -- 27. Four-wheel drive -- 28. The wrong joke -- 29. The dog bloke -- 30. A soft touch -- 31. No trouble -- 32. On fire.
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