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Title:
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Dusk |
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Authors:
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Arnott, Robbie |
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Genre:
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Fiction |
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Pages:
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252 |
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Year:
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2024 |
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Publisher:
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Pan Macmillan |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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Down on their luck, Iris and Floyd, the adult children of convicts, have little choice but to go after the bounty placed on Dusk, a puma who has graduated from smaller prey to humans. However, as they move in pursuit through the Tasmanian wilderness, the twins come to realise that it is not Dusk who poses the most danger to them, but the other hunters. Supported by powerful and haunting descriptions of the natural world, disquieting colonial history and the sheer adventure of the chase, this is an enthralling and unexpected story of survival, sibling bonds and the possibility of redemption.
Comments from BDS Reviewers:"This was a fascinating and engaging read. The language is beautiful and the descriptions of the landscape are stunning."
"Characters are well defined, and the puma story resonates with our own local reported sightings of large cats in the wild."
"I haven't read a book with this amount of adventure in it for ages, and really enjoyed the change."
"There are great twists and turns. A really great book and a fairly quick read."
"The story of the twins and their past is captivating, and there is plenty of action and adventure to keep the story moving along."
"Beautifully written with descriptions of the local environment that create wonderful visual images."
'The puma story is engaging and dramatic, and the characters that the twins encounter are lively, different, vibrant, and vividly described."
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Categories:
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Fiction, Adventure/Exploration, Award Winner, Environmental, Historical, Australia, Just Added, 2027 Titles |
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