Author

Publication

2005 - MacAdam/Cage Pub., San Francisco, CA, California

Language

English

Word Count

61,750 words, Guess

Page Count

247 pages

Identifiers

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  • Goodreads2071534

Classifications

  • DDC823/.92
  • LCCPR9619.4.F73 G74 2005

Description

Published to great acclaim in six countries, The Great Inland Sea is a haunting novel about a boy who escapes the scorched Australian landscape of his youth with a horse called Unusual, and returns as an adult to nurse his ailing father, discovering the secrets long buried there. The Great Inland Sea is an evocative story of grace and compassion, of a boy's loss and enduring hope as he endeavors to forge connections with the world around him. It marks David Francis as a powerful new literary voice.

Description

A haunting novel about a boy who escapes the scorched landscape of his youth and returns as an adult to nurse his ailing father, discovering the secrets buried there.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction.

Other Editions

  • The great inland sea: a novelMacAdam/Cage Pub.2005-01-01

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