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Limberlost

By Robbie Arnott
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Limberlost by Robbie Arnott is a historical fiction novel set in the rugged landscape of Tasmania. The story unfolds through the eyes of a young man navigating the complexities of family, love, and survival in the early 20th century. As he grapples with change and hardship, the protagonist finds himself deeply connected to the beauty and harshness of the natural world surrounding him.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to vivid storytelling set against a rich historical backdrop. It explores themes of nature, family, and personal growth, capturing a transformative journey within an evocative landscape. This story is perfect for those who appreciate lyrical prose and intricate character development.

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Limberlost

The much-anticipated third novel by award-winning Australian author Robbie Arnott, Limberlost is a story of family and land, loss and hope, fate and the unknown, and love and kindness

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In the heat of a long summer, Ned hunts rabbits in a river valley, hoping the pelts will earn him enough money to buy a small boat.

His two brothers are away at war, their whereabouts unknown. His father and older sister struggle to hold things together on the family orchard, Limberlost.

Desperate to ignore it all—to avoid the future rushing towards him—Ned dreams of open water.

As his story unfolds over the following decades, we see how Ned’s choices that summer come to shape the course of his life, the fate of his family, and the future of the valley, with its seasons of death and rebirth.

The third novel by the award-winning author of Flames and The Rain Heron, Limberlost is an extraordinary chronicle of life and land: of carnage and kindness, blood ties and love.

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Limberlost by Robbie Arnott has received widespread acclaim for its exquisite prose and emotional depth. Critics praise Arnott's lyrical and evocative storytelling, capturing the Tasmanian wilderness's beauty while exploring themes of masculinity, familial love, and human connection. The novel is celebrated for its vivid characterisation, graceful exploration of complex relationships, and its profound sense of the personal, marking Arnott as a leading voice in Australian literature.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922458766

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 October 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 240

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Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Historical Fiction Penguin Books Robbie Arnott Sci-Fi & Fantasy

About the Author

Robbie Arnott’s acclaimed debut, Flames (2018), won a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist award and a Tasmanian Premier’s Literary Prize, and was shortlisted for a Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, a New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award, a Queensland Literary Award, the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction and the Not the Booker Prize. His follow-up, The Rain Heron (2020), won the Age Book of the Year award, and was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, the ALS Gold Medal, the Voss Literary Prize and an Adelaide Festival Award. He lives in Hobart.

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