Ben Stubbs uncovers the sheer delight and surprise of discovering what's in your own backyard.' — Bob Byrne, author of Adelaide Remember When and Australia Remember WhenOutsiders think of South Australia as being different, without really knowing much about it. Combining his own travel across the million-square kilometres of the state with an investigation of its history, Ben Stubbs seeks to find out what South Australia is really like.In the spirit of the best travel writing and literary non-fiction, he lingers in places of quiet beauty and meets some memorable people. Along the way he debunks most of the clichés that plague the state. Travelling to Maralinga, Ceduna, Kangaroo Island, the Flinders Ranges, Coober Pedy, the storied Adelaide suburb of Elizabeth and the once-mighty river that is the Murray, Stubbs brings this diverse state to life. He even addresses head-on the question 'Is South Australia weird?'Readers will find it hard to resist the book's implicit...

本-斯塔布斯揭示了发现自己后院的纯粹的快乐和惊喜。- 鲍勃-伯恩，《阿德莱德忆往昔》和《澳大利亚忆往昔》的作者外人认为南澳大利亚州与众不同，但对它并不真正了解。本-斯塔布斯将自己在该州百万平方公里范围内的旅行与对其历史的调查结合起来，试图找出南澳大利亚的真实面貌。本着最好的旅游写作和文学非虚构的精神，他在一些安静美丽的地方逗留，遇到一些令人难忘的人。一路上，他驳斥了困扰该州的大多数陈词滥调。在马拉林加、塞杜纳、袋鼠岛、弗林德斯山脉、库伯佩迪、阿德莱德的伊丽莎白郊区和曾经的大河默里河的旅行中，斯塔布斯将这个多样化的州带入了生活。他甚至正面回答了 "南澳大利亚很奇怪吗？"读者会发现很难抵制这本书中隐含的问题。