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The Conversations at Curlow Creek

3.6/5 ( ratings)

A new work of fiction by the author of Remembering Babylon. It is 1827, and, in a remote hut high on the plains of New South Wales, two strangers spend the night in talk. One, an illiterate Irishman, and ex-convict and bushranger, is to be hanged at dawn. The other is the police officer who has been sent to supervise the hanging. As the night wears on, the two men share memories and uncover unlikely connections between their lives. 240 pp. Author tour. 20,000 print.

From the Hardcover edition.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Vintage

Release: January 12, 1998

ISBN: 0679779051

ISBN 13: 9780679779056

The Conversations at Curlow Creek

3.6/5 ( ratings)

A new work of fiction by the author of Remembering Babylon. It is 1827, and, in a remote hut high on the plains of New South Wales, two strangers spend the night in talk. One, an illiterate Irishman, and ex-convict and bushranger, is to be hanged at dawn. The other is the police officer who has been sent to supervise the hanging. As the night wears on, the two men share memories and uncover unlikely connections between their lives. 240 pp. Author tour. 20,000 print.

From the Hardcover edition.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Vintage

Release: January 12, 1998

ISBN: 0679779051

ISBN 13: 9780679779056

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