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Only Killers and Thieves.

Only Killers and Thieves.
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CD-T HOWA
Talking Book   Mount Isa . . Available .  
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ISBN 9780655604235
Name Howarth, Paul
Title Only Killers and Thieves (MP3) [sound recording]
Edition MP3 Unabridged ed. Audio book
Published Australia Bolinda/Audible audio 2019
Description 1 MP3 CDs, 11 hrs 16 mins 13.9 cm.
Physical Medium Other
Contents Fiction
Summary It is 1885, and a crippling drought threatens to ruin the McBride family. Their land is parched, their cattle starving. When the rain finally comes, it is a miracle that renews their hope for survival. But returning home from an afternoon swimming at a remote waterhole filled by the downpour, 14-year-old Tommy and 16-year-old Billy meet with a shocking tragedy. Thirsting for vengeance against the man they believe has wronged them - their former Aboriginal stockman - the distraught brothers turn to the ruthless and cunning John Sullivan, the wealthiest landowner in the region and their father's former employer. Sullivan gathers a posse led by the dangerous and fascinating Inspector Edmund Noone and his Queensland Native Police, an infamous arm of British colonial power charged with the 'dispersal' of indigenous Australians to 'protect' white settler rights. As they ride across the barren outback in pursuit, their harsh and horrifying journey will have a devastating impact on Tommy, tormenting him for the rest of his life - and will hold enduring consequences for a young country struggling to come into its own. Recreating a period of Australian and British history as evocative and violent as the American frontier era, Only Killers and Thieves is an unforgettable story of family, guilt, empire, race, manhood and faith that combines the insightfulness of Philipp Meyer's The Son, the atmospheric beauty of Amanda Coplin's The Orchardist and the raw storytelling power of Ian McGuire's The North Water.
Target audience note Adult.
Subjects Literature
Historical fiction
Genre Historical Fiction
Added Names Muscat, David Reader
Web Link http://www.bolinda.com/images/products/large/9780655604235.jpg
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