When Colts Ran is a 2010 novel by Australian novelist Roger McDonald.

When Colts Ran
First edition
AuthorRoger McDonald
LanguageEnglish
PublisherVintage, Australia
Publication date
2010
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages346
ISBN9781864710410
Preceded byThe Ballad of Desmond Kale 
Followed byThe Following 

Plot summary

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The "Colts" of the title is the principal character, Kingsley Colts, an orphan being raised by World War I veteran Dunc Buckler and his wife Veronica. The novel follows the arc of Colts's life, from station hand to World War II in New Guinea to livestock agent, broken, forlorn and alcoholic.

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Epigraph:

Peaseblossom.........Ready.
Cobweb.......................... And I.
Moth ......................................And I
Mustardseed....................................And I.
All..........................................................Where shall we go?

- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Scene I

Reviews

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  • The Sydney Morning Herald[1]
  • ANZ LitLovers LitBlog[2]

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