Bereft (novel)

Bereft is a 2010 novel by the Australian author Chris Womersley.

Bereft
First edition
AuthorChris Womersley
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherScribe Publications, Melbourne
Publication date
2010
Media typePrint Paperback
Pages264 pp
ISBN9781921640605 (first edition, paperback)
Preceded byThe Low Road 
Followed byCairo 

Plot summary

In 1919 the First World War is over and Spanish Flu is at epidemic proportions in Australia. Quinn Walker returns from the war to the small town of Flint to face the consequences of his sister's killing, ageing parents and a police constable who is intent on blaming him for the death.

Awards

Notes

  • Dedication: For Roslyn, who always believed.
  • Epigraph: Every angel is terrible - Rainer Maria Rilke, The Duino Elegies

Reviews

  • Australian Crime Fiction[1]
  • Kill Your Darlings[2]
  • The Sydney Morning Herald[3]

References


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