Verlag | Pushkin Press |
Auflage | 2018 |
Seiten | 416 |
Format | 14,0 x 21,5 x 2,5 cm |
Gewicht | 384 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 1911590065 |
EAN | 9781911590064 |
Bestell-Nr | 91159006UA |
Two brothers are exposed to the brutal realities of life and the seductive cruelty of power in this riveting debut novel - a story of savagery and race, injustice and honor, set in the untamed frontier of 1880s Australia - reminiscent of Philipp Meyer's The Son and the novels of Cormac McCarthy.
An epic tale of revenge and survival, Only Killers and Thieves is a gripping and utterly transporting debut, bringing to vivid life a colonial Australia that bears a striking resemblance to the American Wild West in its formative years.
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 ....