A Room Made of Leaves

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<p><b>*NEW NOVEL </b><i>RESTLESS DOLLY MAUNDER </i><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE </b><b>FOR FICTION</b><b> 2024*</b><br><b>FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AND WOMEN'S PRIZE-WINNING AUSTRALIAN NOVELIST </b><br><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION </b><br><br>It is 1788. When twenty-one-year-old Elizabeth marries the arrogant and hot-headed soldier John Macarthur, she soon realises she has made a terrible mistake. Forced to travel with him to New South Wales, she arrives to find Sydney Town a brutal, dusty, hungry place of makeshift shelters, failing crops, scheming and rumours. All her life she has learned to fold herself up small. Now, in the vast landscapes of an unknown continent, Elizabeth has to discover a strength she never imagined, and passions she could never express.<br><br>Inspired by the real life of a remarkable woman, this is an extraordinarily rich, beautifully wrought novel of resilience, courage and the mystery of human desire.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781838851248

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

197 x 131 x 30 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Verlag / Hersteller

Canongate Books Ltd.