--- product_id: 99741701 title: "The Land Before Avocado" brand: "richard glover" price: "E£ 324" currency: EGP in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.eg/products/99741701-the-land-before-avocado store_origin: EG region: Egypt --- # The Land Before Avocado **Brand:** richard glover **Price:** E£ 324 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Land Before Avocado by richard glover - **How much does it cost?** E£ 324 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.eg](https://www.desertcart.com.eg/products/99741701-the-land-before-avocado) ## Best For - richard glover enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted richard glover brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The new book from the bestselling author of Flesh Wounds. A funny and frank look at the way Australia used to be - and just how far we have come. 'It was simpler time'. We had more fun back then'. 'Everyone could afford a house'. There's plenty of nostalgia right now for the Australia of the past, but what was it really like? In The Land Before Avocado , Richard Glover takes a journey to an almost unrecognisable Australia. It's a vivid portrait of a quite peculiar land: a place that is scary and weird, dangerous and incomprehensible, and, now and then, surprisingly appealing. It's the Australia of his childhood. The Australia of the late '60s and early '70s. Let's break the news now: they didn't have avocado. It's a place of funny clothing and food that was appalling, but amusingly so. It is also the land of staggeringly awful attitudes - often enshrined in law - towards anybody who didn't fit in. The Land Before Avocado will make you laugh and cry, feel angry and inspired. And leave you wondering how bizarre things were, not so long ago. Most of all, it will make you realise how far we've come - and how much further we can go. PRAISE Richard Glover's just-published The Land Before Avocado is a wonderful and witty journey back in time to life in the early 1970s. For a start, he deftly reclaims the book's title fruit from those who have positioned it as a proxy for all that is wrong with today's supposedly feckless and spendthrift young adults. Rather than maligning the avocado (and young people), he cleverly appropriates the fruit as an exemplar of how far we have come since the 1970s' Richard Wakelin, Australian Financial Review 'This is vintage Glover - warm, wise and very, very funny. Brimming with excruciating insights into life in the late sixties and early seventies, The Land Before Avocado explains why this was the cultural revolution we had to have' Hugh Mackay 'Hilarious and horrifying, this is the ultimate intergenerational conversation starter' Annabel Crabb PRAISE FOR FLESH WOUNDS 'A funny, moving, very entertaining memoir' Bill Bryson, New York Times 'The best Australian memoir I've read is Richard Glover's Flesh Wounds' Greg Sheridan, The Australian ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Asin | B07CRQW6YG | | File Size | 7.3 MB | | Isbn 13 | 978-1460711002 | | Language | English | | Publication Date | November 1, 2018 | | Publisher | ABC Books | | Screen Reader | Supported | | X Ray | Not Enabled | ## Images ![The Land Before Avocado - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91j25WabcDL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ No need to visit, just read this *by on Reviewed in the United States July 1, 2019* If you want to know about Australia's recent past, you do not need to travel there; it's all here, written with an objectivity and wit that will both shock and amaze, especially those of younger years who will be astonished by the descriptions of the times. They may even battle to think them possible. This is a tale of Australian society but it goes to show how repressed and suppressed peoples have been due to the authority of governments everywhere due to stigma, prejudice and particularly the premise that the heterosexual white man is in charge. Not everywhere by any means but mercifully, this control is now being questioned as societies around the world where people can and do object, where they can achieve a greater equality for those previously yet all too recently, who were marginalised. Long may the movement continue. This is a testament to those movements and a window into Australia's diverse peoples. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Aussie record of the 1960s to 70s *by on Reviewed in the United States November 29, 2019* I was born in the land of Oz one decade before Glover, and so was a child in the 50s, a teen in the 60s and young adult in the 70s. I can certainly confirm to his doubting-Thomas son that the picture painted of Australia in this period is true. There were some cultural idiosyncrasies in this book that evaded my life, and my partner hadn't heard of such things either, but this was only a very small part of these entertaining, historical musings on a country that had not yet come of age. I can truly identify with the condoned corporal punishment of school children during this unenlightened period. My aunt tells the tale of simultaneously being issued with a primary school class and a leather strap in her first teaching job (happy to say, she never used this weapon on her unsuspecting little wards). I clearly remember the fear instilled in me when one pedant lined up and strapped everyone who didn't know the answer to a maths problem. Needless to say, hearing this weapon cruelly connecting with children's hands wasn't condusive to giving a correct answer when my turn came around. Richard Glover's book brings back memories of antiquated laws, doubtful heroes and biased attitudes. One can see why Australia was not recognised in the world arena, and yet reading this brings back nostalgia for a time lost. It was not all as bad as it sounds. Read this and be either absorbed or amazed (depending on what era you've come from). ### ⭐⭐⭐ Drop the Political Rhetoric and it’s a Great Read *by on Reviewed in the United States January 27, 2025* I laughed so much on the trip down memory lane and thoroughly enjoyed the ride. Would have recommended it to everyone. The last couple of chapters though lacked the same humility humour and balance. Turned into political rhetoric quite unexpectedly and unnecessarily. We can think and conclude for ourselves. Pity, really. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.eg/products/99741701-the-land-before-avocado](https://www.desertcart.com.eg/products/99741701-the-land-before-avocado) --- *Product available on Desertcart Egypt* *Store origin: EG* *Last updated: 2026-10-24*