The sun walks down.
The sun walks down.
By
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McFarlane, Fiona, 1978-
Publication Date
:
2023
Subject Term
:
Missing children -- Fiction.
Search and rescue operations -- Fiction.
Country life -- Fiction.
Genre
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Historical fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Summary
:
In September 1883, a small town in the South Australian outback huddles under strange, vivid sunsets. Six-year-old Denny Wallace has gone missing during a dust storm, and the entire community is caught up in the search for him. As they scour the desert and mountains for the lost child, the residents of Fairly -- newlyweds, farmers, mothers, indigenous trackers, cameleers, children, artists, schoolteachers, widows, maids, policemen -- confront their relationships, both with one another and with the landscape they inhabit. The colonial Australia of The Sun Walks Down is noisy with opinions, arguments, longings, and terrors. It's haunted by many gods -- the sun among them, rising and falling on each day in which Denny could be found, or lost forever. Told in many ways and by many voices, Fiona McFarlane's new novel pulses with love, art, and the unbearable divine. It arrives like a vision: mythic, vivid, and bright with meaning.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780374606237
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult Fic | Adult Fiction | FIC MCF | Checked In |
St. John's - Marjorie Mews (SJA) | Adult Fic | Adult Fiction | FIC MCF | Checked In |