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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Garry DisherPublisher: Hachette Australia Imprint: Hachette Australia Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.290kg ISBN: 9780733638541ISBN 10: 0733638546 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 08 August 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThis is completely different to anything the author has written before, and in my opinion he's nailed it. A master at his craft, Garry Disher certainly knows how to weave a tale, and Her will stay with me for a long time. A highly recommended 5 star read. - Reading, Writing and Riesling blogAt a descriptive level, as an evocation of a post-Federation world of blowflies, fencing wire and rock buns, Her is almost flawless. - The Saturday PaperHis lyrical prose paints a picture of a historical Australia both beautiful and barren, and serves up a lead character you love and support from the first time you meet her - Herald SunA dark and unsettling tale from the turn of the 20th century by a master of Australian literature. - Mildura MidweekDisher has lovingly crafted You's internal dialogues, allowing moments of beauty and touching descriptions of the harsh yet majestic Australian bush to rescue the narrative from any overbearing sense of despair - Big Issue AustraliaIt's brilliantly told. It's also dark and disquieting. - Queenscliffe Heraldthis is an accomplished, arresting, harrowing novel, replete with horrors even as it tempts us towards hope. - Weekend AustralianWhat is striking about the book is the rich descriptive prose Disher uses so well to tell the gruesome story of survival and endurance. - The Weekly Times This is completely different to anything the author has written before, and in my opinion he's nailed it. A master at his craft, Garry Disher certainly knows how to weave a tale, and Her will stay with me for a long time. A highly recommended 5 star read. - Reading, Writing and Riesling blog At a descriptive level, as an evocation of a post-Federation world of blowflies, fencing wire and rock buns, Her is almost flawless. - The Saturday Paper His lyrical prose paints a picture of a historical Australia both beautiful and barren, and serves up a lead character you love and support from the first time you meet her - Herald Sun A dark and unsettling tale from the turn of the 20th century by a master of Australian literature. - Mildura Midweek Disher has lovingly crafted You's internal dialogues, allowing moments of beauty and touching descriptions of the harsh yet majestic Australian bush to rescue the narrative from any overbearing sense of despair - Big Issue Australia It's brilliantly told. It's also dark and disquieting. - Queenscliffe Herald this is an accomplished, arresting, harrowing novel, replete with horrors even as it tempts us towards hope. - Weekend Australian What is striking about the book is the rich descriptive prose Disher uses so well to tell the gruesome story of survival and endurance. - The Weekly Times Author InformationGARRY DISHER grew up on a wheat and wool farm in South Australia. He has an MA in Australian History and has lived, worked and travelled in England, Italy, Israel, the USA and southern Africa. In 1978 he was awarded a creative writing fellowship to Stanford University, where he wrote his first collection of short stories. Garry worked as a writing lecturer between the years 1980 and 1988, before becoming a full-time writer. He has published over fifty books, including short story collections, literary novels, writers' handbooks and award-winning crime thrillers and children's titles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |