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All Our Shimmering Skies
- Author
- Trent Dalton
- Narrator
- Ruby Rees
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 13 May 2021
- Run Time
- 15 hours 4 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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What to expect
‘A lyrical and mesmerising mythic quest story’ SUNDAY EXPRESS
‘Extravagantly beautiful writing’ ADELAIDE ADVERTISER
‘Unputdownable’ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
1942 – Japanese bombs rain down in Darwin, Australia.
Motherless Molly Hook, the gravedigger’s daughter, turns to the road, seeking the deep-country sorcerer who put a curse on her family.
By her side are the most unlikely travelling companions: Greta, a razor-tongued actress, and Yukio, a fallen Japanese fighter pilot.
As they journey from the vine forests to Australia’s wild and magical monsoon lands, they will encounter grave danger and discover true love…
Immerse yourself in a love letter to Australia from its best-loved writer.
WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK:
'Wonderful, lyrical storytelling. Fabulous and absorbing, I really couldn’t put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Gloriously enchanting, yet brutally gritty… imaginative and offbeat… I adored it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I was hooked by the visceral magic inherent in the words and the beauty of its vision. A wonderful and expansive example of magic realism' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Critics Review
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‘The most extraordinary writer – a rare talent' Nikki Gemmell, internationally bestselling author
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‘This is a lyrical, mesmerising mythic quest story from the author of Boy Swallows Universe’ SUNDAY EXPRESS
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'A work of shimmering originality and energy, with extraordinary characters and a clever, thrilling plot … unputdownable' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
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‘Even better than Boy Swallows Universe…There’s a whiff of southern gothic here, with Molly reminding me of Scout Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird’ THE AUSTRALIAN
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‘Tumultuous and ultimately beautiful… poetic and full of grace’ HERALD SUN
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‘The book is alight with joyous candour, extravagantly beautiful writing and a series of intriguing jungle-set pieces’ ADELAIDE ADVERTISER
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‘A magical realist epic grounded by a vividly evoked sense of place and a cheeky sense of humour’ WEST AUSTRALIAN
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'As Australian as outback red dirt and as universal as the sky young Molly Hook's journey takes place beneath, All Our Shimmering Skies is an open-hearted wonder, by turns heartbreaking and full of hope, no less than an instant classic' VENERO ARMANNO
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'Australia has a new literary hero. Molly Hook – part Cordelia, part Jo March, part Pippi Longstocking – pulls us into a story and a landscape that is mythic, beguiling and almost hallucinatory in its beauty. And instantly recognisable as our own' KRISTINA OLSSON
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'This is storytelling at its absolute purest, a truly courageous expression of longing, hope and love … against unimaginable odds' ASHER KEDDIE
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Details
- Author
- Trent Dalton
- Narrator
- Ruby Rees
- Duration
- 15 hours 4 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 May 2021
- ISBN
- 9780008438395
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: politics / economics, Narrative theme: sense of place, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
Synopsis
‘The most extraordinary writer – a rare talent' NIKKI GEMMELL, internationally bestselling author ‘A lyrical and mesmerising mythic quest story’ SUNDAY EXPRESS ‘Extravagantly beautiful writing’ ADELAIDE ADVERTISER ‘Unputdownable’ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 1942 – Japanese bombs rain down in Darwin, Australia. Motherless Molly Hook, the gravedigger’s daughter, turns to the road, seeking the deep-country sorcerer who put a curse on her family. By her side are the most unlikely travelling companions: Greta, a razor-tongued actress, and Yukio, a fallen Japanese fighter pilot. As they journey from the vine forests to Australia’s wild and magical monsoon lands, they will encounter grave danger and discover true love… Immerse yourself in a love letter to Australia from its best-loved writer. WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK: 'Wonderful, lyrical storytelling. Fabulous and absorbing, I really couldn’t put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gloriously enchanting, yet brutally gritty… imaginative and offbeat… I adored it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I was hooked by the visceral magic inherent in the words and the beauty of its vision. A wonderful and expansive example of magic realism' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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