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The Promise

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Outstanding new fiction from the Miles Franklin-shortlisted author of Blood

In this breathtaking new work, Tony Birch affirms his position as one of Australia’s finest writers of short-form fiction.

Using his unflinching creative gaze, he ponders love and loss and faith. A trio of amateur thieves are left in charge of a baby moments before a heist. A group of boys compete in the final of a marbles tournament, only to find their biggest challenge was the opponent they didn’t see coming. Two young friends find a submerged car in their local swimming hole and become obsessed by the mystery of the driver’s identity.

Across twelve blistering stories, The Promise delivers a sensitive and often humorous take on the lives of those who have loved, lost and wandered.

Language: English

Pages: 232

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Release: April 23, 2014

ISBN: 0702249998

ISBN 13: 9780702249990

The Promise

0/5 ( ratings)

Outstanding new fiction from the Miles Franklin-shortlisted author of Blood

In this breathtaking new work, Tony Birch affirms his position as one of Australia’s finest writers of short-form fiction.

Using his unflinching creative gaze, he ponders love and loss and faith. A trio of amateur thieves are left in charge of a baby moments before a heist. A group of boys compete in the final of a marbles tournament, only to find their biggest challenge was the opponent they didn’t see coming. Two young friends find a submerged car in their local swimming hole and become obsessed by the mystery of the driver’s identity.

Across twelve blistering stories, The Promise delivers a sensitive and often humorous take on the lives of those who have loved, lost and wandered.

Language: English

Pages: 232

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Release: April 23, 2014

ISBN: 0702249998

ISBN 13: 9780702249990

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