The salt of broken tears - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0091839130 ISBN 13 : 9780091839130

Synopsis

Book by Meehan Michael

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

On the edge of the salt lakes in the harsh Mallee country of north-west Victoria in the 1920s live isolated families battling with fate to scrape out an existence. There are few travellers until a girl turns up out of nowhere. Eileen.

Eager for mischief and hungry for attention, Eileen arrives to captivate them all until, in another cloud of mystery, she disappears. What follows is the epic and incredible odyssey of the boy who flees in search of her. Compelled by the mystery his journey takes him across the haunting landscape of the Australian outback.

In the tradition of William Faulkner The Salt of Broken Tears is an astounding achievement. Lyrical and intense, it is at once a dark thriller and a meditation on imagination and desire, evoking the mythic beauty of the Australian landscape.

Présentation de l'éditeur

On the edges of the salt lakes, in the harsh Mallee country of north-west Victoria in the 1920s, isolated soldier-settler farms struggle to survive the dust and despair. There are few travellers: just the Debt Adjuster, or the Indian hawker Cabel Singh. Or a girl who turns up out of nowhere. Eileen.When Eileen disappears, a young boy sets out with his horse and his pup to find her, certain the mysterious Cabel Singh can help him.In the tradition of Cormac McCarthy, this haunting and beautifully written novel is both a journey through the Australian landscape and a meditation on the nature of imagination and desire.

Détails de l'édition

• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0091839130
• ISBN 13: 9780091839130
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible