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Item Details
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COAL CREEK
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By: |
Alex Miller |
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Paperback |
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£7.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1743319452 |
ISBN 13: |
9781743319451 |
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Publisher: |
ALLEN & UNWIN |
Pub. date: |
1 January, 2015 |
Edition: |
Main |
Pages: |
304 |
Description: |
From one of Australia's most acclaimed literary authors comes a mesmerising new novel of friendship and betrayal. |
Synopsis: |
When his father dies, Bobby Blue decides to leave the Mount Hay cattle station where they worked side by side and take a job in town as the new constable's offsider. Daniel, the constable, his wife Esme and their two girls, Irie and Miriam, are new to the western country and, struggling to understand its inhabitants, invite Bobby to stay in a hut on their property where he is educated alongside their daughters. But there's a simmering tension, building quietly and strongly, beneath the overt goodwill. And when first Irie then Miriam become involved in a dispute that threatens violence, there's an abrupt and ruthless change in attitude from Daniel and Esme towards Bobby.When tragedy strikes at Coal Creek the true nature of the perceived friendship is laid bare with consequences that will haunt Bobby for decades. |
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Australia |
Imprint: |
Allen & Unwin |
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Returnable |
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