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The Riders

By Tim Winton
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The Riders by Tim Winton follows an Australian expatriate named Scully, who embarks on a journey across Europe. Expecting to be joined by his wife and daughter in Ireland, he is met with a shocking surprise. The story explores themes of love, identity, and the complexities of family relationships.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to stories of personal discovery, resilience, and complex human relationships. This gripping narrative from Tim Winton explores the emotional journey of a man searching for truth and dealing with loss, set against vivid and atmospheric landscapes. Its rich storytelling and deep exploration of character will captivate readers who appreciate intense and introspective fiction.

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The Riders

Fred Scully waits at the arrival gate of an international airport, anxious to see his wife and daughter. After two years in Europe they are finally settling down. He sees a new life before them, a stable outlook again, a fresh start, a cottage in the Irish countryside that he's renovated by hand. He's waited, sweated on this reunion.

The Riders, the novel that brought Tim Winton his first Booker Prize shortlisting, charts an odyssey across Europe, a transfixing journey through the underworld of every lover's nightmare.

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Fred Scully waits at the arrival gate of an international airport, anxious to see his wife and daughter. After two years in Europe, they are finally settling down. He sees a new life before them, a stable outlook again, a fresh start, a cottage in the Irish countryside that he's renovated by hand. He's waited, sweating on this reunion. He does not like to be alone—he's that kind of man.

The flight lands, the doors at the airport hiss open... Scully's life falls apart.

Written with the pace of a thriller and the human understanding of a master novelist, The Riders is the novel that brought Tim Winton to international attention.

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The Riders by Tim Winton has been praised for its vivid storytelling and the ability to both encompass and transcend the known world, indicating a rich and expansive narrative. Reviewers highlight the rewarding nature of the book, suggesting it offers both depth and insight to its readers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143568803

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 January 2013

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 376g

Pages: 400

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About the Author

Tim Winton has published twenty-six books for adults and children, and his work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. Since his first novel, An Open Swimmer, won the Australian Vogel Award in 1981, he has won the Miles Franklin Award four times (for Shallows,Cloudstreet, Dirt Music and Breath) and twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize (for The Riders and Dirt Music). He lives in Western Australia. Find out more on Facebook

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