Description
In turn-of-the-century Australia, Tim Shea supports his young family by running a general store in a remote riverside town, where he finds the same hypocrisy and snobbery which made him emigrate from Ireland, and suffers a series of misfortunes which take him to the brink of disaster. Capturing the spirit of the times, this is the mesmerising tale of a flawed hero whose stubborn integrity is nearly his undoing.
Reissued to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Keneally's first novel.
About the Author
Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published more than thirty novels since. They include Schindler's Ark, which won the Booker Prize in 1982 and was subsequently made into the film Schindler's List, and The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith, Confederates and Gossip From The Forest, each of which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including his memoir Homebush Boy, Searching for Schindler and Australians. He is married with two daughters and lives in Sydney.
Reviews
The work of a great storyteller * The Times *
A joy to read . . . His skilful prose which seems effortlessly to capture the rhythms and cadences of at least six different emigrant races . . . his essential humanity which enables him to examine misery and horror without ever losing his gift for hope and his old-fashioned insistence on a rattling good plot, crammed full of drama, will ensure the reader is thoroughly entertained * Evening Standard *
Keneally makes us feel, very movingly, the intelligence and imaginative openness that lie deeper than Tim's prejudices and inarticulacies . . . a novel [of] great vitality and charm * The Sunday Times *
A remarkably vivid and moving portrayal of a hostile world where good struggles to shine through * Time Out *
A masterpiece * Literary Review *
A great read * Mail on Sunday *
Book Information
ISBN 9780340624746
Author Thomas Keneally
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Sceptre
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Weight(grams) 276g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 137mm * 27mm
Reissued to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Keneally's first novel.
About the Author
Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published more than thirty novels since. They include Schindler's Ark, which won the Booker Prize in 1982 and was subsequently made into the film Schindler's List, and The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith, Confederates and Gossip From The Forest, each of which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including his memoir Homebush Boy, Searching for Schindler and Australians. He is married with two daughters and lives in Sydney.
Reviews
The work of a great storyteller * The Times *
A joy to read . . . His skilful prose which seems effortlessly to capture the rhythms and cadences of at least six different emigrant races . . . his essential humanity which enables him to examine misery and horror without ever losing his gift for hope and his old-fashioned insistence on a rattling good plot, crammed full of drama, will ensure the reader is thoroughly entertained * Evening Standard *
Keneally makes us feel, very movingly, the intelligence and imaginative openness that lie deeper than Tim's prejudices and inarticulacies . . . a novel [of] great vitality and charm * The Sunday Times *
A remarkably vivid and moving portrayal of a hostile world where good struggles to shine through * Time Out *
A masterpiece * Literary Review *
A great read * Mail on Sunday *
Book Information
ISBN 9780340624746
Author Thomas Keneally
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Sceptre
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Weight(grams) 276g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 137mm * 27mm
