Song of the crocodile [Paperback]
Simpson, Nardi2020
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Darnmoor, The Gateway to Happiness. The sign taunts a fool into feeling some sense of achievement, some kind of end- that you have reached a destination in the very least. Yet as the sign states, Darnmoor is merely a gateway, a waypoint on the road to where you really want to be. Darnmoor is the home of the Billymil family, three generations who have lived in this 'gateway town'. Race relations between Indigenous and settler families are fraught, though the rigid status quo is upheld through threats and soft power rather than the overt violence of yesteryear. As progress marches forwards, Darnmoor and its surrounds undergo rapid social and environmental changes, but as some things change, some stay exactly the same. The Billymil family are watched (and sometimes visited) by ancestral spirits and spirits of the recently deceased, who look out for their descendants and attempt to help them on the right path. When the town's secrets start to be uncovered the town will be rocked by a violent act that forever shatters a century of silence.
Main title:
Song of the crocodile [Paperback] / Nardi Simpson.
Author:
Simpson, Nardi, author
Imprint:
Sydney, N.S.W. : Hachette Australia, 2020.©2020
Collation:
403 pages ; 24 cm.
Awards:
Winner of the 2021 Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold MedalWinner of the 2021 Queensland Literary Fiction AwardLonglisted for the 2022 International Dublin Literary Award
ISBN:
97807336437439780733643743
Dewey class:
A823.4
Language:
English
BRN:
376321
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Fiction - General | SIMP | Available |
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Fiction - General | SIMP | Available |
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - General | SIMP | Available |
| Sandringham Library | Adult Fiction - General | SIMP | Onloan - Due: 02 Jun 2024 |