Carpentaria by Alexis Wright

Carpentaria by Alexis WrightOne of the classics of Australian literature, Alexis Wright's Miles Franklin award winning novel is being rereleased in a new edition designed by Jenny Grigg. Accompanies the April release of Praiseworthy, Wright's first work of fiction since 2014. Carpentaria is an epic of the Gulf country of north western Queensland. Its portrait of life in the precariously settled coastal town of Desperance centres on the powerful Phantom family, leader of the

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