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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. '[a] truly rich novel' SYDNEY MORNING HERALDOnce an artist and teacher, Jen now spends her time watching the birds around her house and tending her lush sub-tropical garden near the small town where she grew up. The only person she sees regularly is Henry, who comes after school for drawing lessons.When a girl in Henry's class goes missing, Jen is pulled back into the depths of her own past. When she was Henry's age she lost her father and her best friend Michael - both within a week. The whole town talked about it then, and now, nearly forty years later, they're talking about it again. Everyone is waiting - for the girl to be found and the summer rain to arrive. At last, when the answers do come, like the wet, it is in a drenching, revitalising downpour . . .Longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2015Longlisted for The Stella Prize 2015 A gripping and thought-provoking novel about finding the lost child in all of us. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780733637407
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. '[a] truly rich novel' SYDNEY MORNING HERALDOnce an artist and teacher, Jen now spends her time watching the birds around her house and tending her lush sub-tropical garden near the small town where she grew up. The only person she sees regularly is Henry, who comes after school for drawing lessons.When a girl in Henry's class goes missing, Jen is pulled back into the depths of her own past. When she was Henry's age she lost her father and her best friend Michael - both within a week. The whole town talked about it then, and now, nearly forty years later, they're talking about it again. Everyone is waiting - for the girl to be found and the summer rain to arrive. At last, when the answers do come, like the wet, it is in a drenching, revitalising downpour . . .Longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2015Longlisted for The Stella Prize 2015 A gripping and thought-provoking novel about finding the lost child in all of us. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780733637407
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. '[a] truly rich novel' SYDNEY MORNING HERALDOnce an artist and teacher, Jen now spends her time watching the birds around her house and tending her lush sub-tropical garden near the small town where she grew up. The only person she sees regularly is Henry, who comes after school for drawing lessons.When a girl in Henry's class goes missing, Jen is pulled back into the depths of her own past. When she was Henry's age she lost her father and her best friend Michael - both within a week. The whole town talked about it then, and now, nearly forty years later, they're talking about it again. Everyone is waiting - for the girl to be found and the summer rain to arrive. At last, when the answers do come, like the wet, it is in a drenching, revitalising downpour . . .Longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2015Longlisted for The Stella Prize 2015 A gripping and thought-provoking novel about finding the lost child in all of us. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780733637407