Rodney Hall & John Scott
…we only need to tease out the first stray thread, such as the lingering wake left by a white ship forging through grey light to where a thousand seabirds disappear from the collapsing sky… and we’ve begun…
It is 1954, but not the same way the history books would have it. Events and characters swirl in a vortex of fragments and chance connections.
Brisbane celebrates the young Queen Elizabeth II’s arrival on her first royal tour of the commonwealth. Meanwhile the future is being shaped behind closed doors, laying the foundations for the 21st century…
A magisterial novel resonant with contemporary concerns, by one of Australia’s foremost authors writing at the height of his ambition.
Winner of two Miles Franklin Awards, national treasure Rodney Hall returns to WWAF. His novels have been widely published and translated into many languages, and he has been twice presented with the gold medal of the Australian Literature Society.
John A Scott is the author of eighteen books, several of which have been translated and published internationally.