The Promise (Short Stories)
Author(s): Tony Birch
Outstanding new fiction from the Miles Franklin-shortlisted author of Blood In this breathtaking new work, Tony Birch affirms his position as one of Australia’s finest writers of short-form fiction. Using his unflinching creative gaze, he ponders love and loss and faith. A trio of amateur thieves are left in charge of a baby moments before a heist. A group of boys compete in the final of a marbles tournament, only to find their biggest challenge was the opponent they didn’t see coming. Two young friends find a submerged car in their local swimming hole and become obsessed by the mystery of the driver’s identity. Across twelve blistering stories, The Promise delivers a sensitive and often humorous take on the lives of those who have loved, lost and wandered.
Product Information
Authors Bio, not available
General Fields
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- : University of Queensland Press
- : University of Queensland Press
- : 0.231
- : 01 March 2014
- : 198mm X 129mm X 12mm
- : Australia
- : 01 May 2014
- : books
Special Fields
- : Tony Birch
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 231
- : FA
- : black & white illustrations