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A young man named Levi McAllister decides to build a coffin for his twenty-three-year-old sister, Charlotte, who promptly runs for her life. A water rat swims upriver in quest of the cloud god. A fisherman named Karl hunts for tuna in partnership with a seal. And a father takes form from fire. The answers to these riddles are to be found in this tale of grief and love and the bonds of family, tracing a journey across the southern island that takes us full circle.
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5 editions- Paperback · English · 2019Atlantic Books · 240 pages · 9781786496294
- Hardcover · EnglishAtlantic Books · 9781786496263
- Other · English · 2018Text Publishing Company · 256 pages · 9781925603521
- Other · English · 2018Text Publishing Company · 240 pages · 9781925626568
- Other · English · 2018Atlantic Books, Limited · 9781786496270
Fiction, family lifeGriefFictionFishersFamiliesInterpersonal relationsAustralian fiction






