The Sunken Road

Name: The Sunken Road
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781922268532
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By Garry Disher

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The Sunken Road by Garry Disher is a poignant exploration of life in a small Australian farming community. It delves into the intertwined lives of its residents, capturing the complexities of love, loyalty, and the struggles of rural existence. The narrative weaves past and present, revealing how personal histories and landscapes shape the characters.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

You might enjoy this book if you're captivated by intricately woven narratives that explore complex relationships and life's unexpected turns. Set against a vividly depicted rural backdrop, it delves into themes of love, loss, and the enduring ties to family and land.

The literary master work by award-winning Australian crime writer Garry Disher

The literary master work by award-winning Australian crime writer Garry Disher.

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At the height of the Great Depression, with farmers walking off the land and the city’s creeks lined with kerosene-tin shanties, a young mother is taken by a shark in the shallows at Henley Beach. Her grieving husband flees north with his baby son to the town of Pandowie, far from the treacherous ocean. In time, the boy will have a daughter: the wilful auburn-haired Anna Tolley.

Nominated on its original 1996 release for the Man Booker Prize, The Sunken Road is Garry Disher’s proudest achievement. This moving, powerful novel set in the wheat and wool country of mid-north South Australia is at once the story of a region, a town and a people—and of one of the most memorable characters in Australian fiction.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

The Sunken Road by Garry Disher is highly regarded, with reviews praising its originality and impact. It has been described as a modern classic and a standout in Australian fiction, noted for its compelling and vibrant narrative that falls within the rural noir genre.

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ISBN: 9781922268532

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 February 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

Garry Disher has published fifty titles across multiple genres. His last standalone novel, Bitter Wash Road, won the 2016 German Crime Prize, a prize he had previously won twice. When honoured with last year’s Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement award, he was described by the Australian Crime Writers Association as ‘a giant not only of crime fiction but of Australian letters’.

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