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Bereft
Chris Womersley
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Description for Bereft
Paperback. A man returns from war to a past that holds a greater loss. Num Pages: 272 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 121 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Australia, 1919. Quinn Walker returns from the Great War to the New South Wales town of Flint: the birthplace he fled ten years earlier when he was accused of a heinous act. Aware of the townsmen's vow to hang him, Quinn takes to the surrounding hills. Here, deciding upon his plan of action, and questioning just what he has returned for, he meets Sadie Fox. This mysterious girl seems to know, and share, his darkest fear. And, as their bond greatens, Quinn learns what he must do to lay the ghosts of his past, and Sadie's present, to rest.
Australia, 1919. Quinn Walker returns from the Great War to the New South Wales town of Flint: the birthplace he fled ten years earlier when he was accused of a heinous act. Aware of the townsmen's vow to hang him, Quinn takes to the surrounding hills. Here, deciding upon his plan of action, and questioning just what he has returned for, he meets Sadie Fox. This mysterious girl seems to know, and share, his darkest fear. And, as their bond greatens, Quinn learns what he must do to lay the ghosts of his past, and Sadie's present, to rest.
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
248g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857386557
SKU
V9780857386557
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About Chris Womersley
Chris Womersley was born in Melbourne in 1968. His fiction and reviews have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including Granta New Writing and The Age. Bereft is his second novel.
Reviews for Bereft
'I hammered through Bereft in a day; I didn't want to be away from it' Evie Wyld, author of After the Fire, A Still Small Voice.
Evie Wyld
'an inspiring read. Womersley's prose is clear, evocative and powerful; an utter joy' Irish Times.
Irish Times
'Chris Womersley's novel begins like a classic crime yarn ... But ... Read more
Evie Wyld
'an inspiring read. Womersley's prose is clear, evocative and powerful; an utter joy' Irish Times.
Irish Times
'Chris Womersley's novel begins like a classic crime yarn ... But ... Read more