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Stone Sky Gold Mountain

The multi-award-winning Australian historical novel
By Mirandi Riwoe
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Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe is a historical fiction novel set during the Australian gold rush. It follows the story of two Chinese siblings as they navigate the challenging and often hostile environment of 19th-century Queensland. The novel explores themes of identity, survival, and the struggles faced by immigrants in a land marked by cultural and racial tensions.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy historical fiction that delves into the complexities of identity and cultural displacement. Set against the backdrop of the Australian gold rush, it intricately weaves the stories of Chinese siblings as they navigate survival and belonging in a foreign land. If you're intrigued by richly detailed narratives that explore themes of resilience and the search for a better life, this might be a compelling read for you.

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Stone Sky Gold Mountain

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A glorious new edition of the multi-award-winning historical novel about outsiders on the Queensland gold fields.

It is 1877 and trouble is brewing on the Queensland gold fields.

Siblings Ying and Lai Yue have fled their home in China to seek their fortunes in Australia. But Lai Yue has a secret he is keeping from his sister, and Ying has a secret she is hiding from everyone else.

When Lai Yue gets a job on an overland expedition and Ying strikes up a friendship with Meriem, a young white woman with her own troubled past, it seems like things have taken a turn for the better. But when a serious crime is committed, suspicion falls on all those who are considered outsiders.

Evoking the rich, unfolding tapestry of Australian life in the late nineteenth century, Stone Sky Gold Mountain is a heartbreaking and universal story about the exiled and displaced, about those who encounter discrimination yet yearn for acceptance.

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Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe has been praised for its evocative portrayal of 19th-century Australia and the Chinese gold rush. Reviewers commend Riwoe's lyrical writing and the novel's exploration of themes such as identity, culture, and belonging. Readers appreciate the depth of character development and the vivid, atmospheric descriptions that bring the historical setting to life.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780702265532

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 March 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: University of Queensland Press

Edition: 2nd ed.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 264

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About the Author

Mirandi Riwoe is the author of the novella The Fish Girl, which won Seizure's Viva la Novella V and was shortlisted for the Stella Prize and the Queensland Literary Award's UQ Fiction Prize. Her work has appeared in Best Australian Stories, Meanjin, Review of Australian Fiction, Griffith Review and Best Summer Stories. Mirandi has a PhD in Creative Writing and Literary Studies and lives in Brisbane. Mirandi Riwoe is the author of the novella The Fish Girl, which won Seizure's Viva la Novella V and was shortlisted for the Stella Prize and the Queensland Literary Award's UQ Fiction Prize. Her work has appeared in Best Australian Stories, Meanjin, Review of Australian Fiction, Griffith Review and Best Summer Stories. Mirandi has a PhD in Creative Writing and Literary Studies and lives in Brisbane. Mirandi Riwoe is the author of Stone Sky Gold Mountain, which won the 2020 Queensland Literary Award - Fiction Book Award and the inaugural ARA Historical Novel Prize, and was shortlisted for the 2021 Stella Prize and longlisted for the 2021 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Her short story collection, The Burnished Sun, includes the novella, The Fish Girl, which won Seizure Viva la Novella and was shortlisted for the Stella Prize. Her work has appeared in Best Australian Stories, Meanjin, Review of Australian Fiction, Griffith Review and Best Summer Stories. Mirandi has a PhD in Creative Writing

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