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Bereft (Paperback)

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Descripción Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. It is 1919. The Great War has ended, but the Spanish flu epidemic is raging across Australia. Schools are closed, state borders are guarded by armed men, and train travel is severely restricted. There are rumours it is the end of the world.In thetown of Flint, Quinn Walker returns to the home he fled ten years earlier when he was accused of an unspeakable crime. Aware that his father and uncle would surely hang him, Quinn hides in the hills surrounding Flint. There, he meets the orphan Sadie Fox - a mysterious young girl who seems to know more about the crime than she should.A searing gothic novel of love, longing and justice, Bereft is about the suffering endured by those who go to war and those who are forever left behind.'Bereft is a dark, brooding story of war, family secrets and a man's search for justice. Chris Womersley knows how to shine light into the darkest corners of rural Australia.' - MICHAEL ROBOTHAM'Bereft is a beautiful novel . . . Womersley writes with such compelling power it is barely possible to put the book down.' - DEBRA ADELAIDE 1919. The Great War has ended, but the Spanish flu epidemic is raging across Australia. In the town NSW of Flint, Quinn Walker returns to the home he fled 10 years earlier when he was accused of an unspeakable crime. Quinn hides in the hills, where he meets the orphan Sadie Fox - a young girl who seems to know more about the crime than she should. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781921844027

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