The Riders by Tim Winton (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Riders by Tim Winton Fred Scully waits at the arrival gate of an international airport, anxious to see his wife and daughter. After two years in Europe they are finally settling down. He sees a new life before them, a stable outlook again, a fresh start, a cottage in the Irish countryside that hes renovated by hand. Hes waited, sweated on this reunion. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Riders, the novel that brought Tim Winton his first Booker Prize shortlisting, charts an odyssey across Europe, a transfixing journey through the underworld of every lovers nightmare.Fred Scully waits at the arrival gate of an international airport, anxious to see his wife and daughter. After two years in Europe they are finally settling down. He sees a new life before them, a stable outlook again, a fresh start, a cottage in the Irish countryside that hes renovated by hand.Hes waited, sweated on this reunion. The flight lands. The doors at the airport hiss open. And Scullys life falls to pieces.Written with the pace of a thriller and the human understanding of a master novelist, The Riders was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.At its breaking heart is a fearless exploration of how well we can ever really know each other . . . Winton is not a great Australian novelist; he is a great novelist full stop. The TimesWinton has forced a different kind of thinking about men and their imperatives, about the value and meaning of action . . . The Riders is a grand, poised, metaphorical reconciliation. Sydney Morning HeraldThere is more feeling in this book than can ever be paraphrased. Village VoiceThe Riders is about the painful process of learning to live without illusions, without false anticipation . . . Furious and vital . . . a celebration - of the messiness of life and of the force of good fiction. The GuardianVivid and rewarding . . . Encompasses and transcends all the known world. Thomas KeneallyIf youre looking for a book that bolts you to your seat, this is it. Sunday Age Author Biography Tim Winton is the author of 30 books. His work has been widely translated and adapted for film, television, stage and radio. He lives in Western Australia. Review Vivid and rewarding... Encompasses and transcends all the known world. - Thomas Keneally Promotional The Riders, the novel that brought Tim Winton his first Booker Prize shortlisting, charts an odyssey across Europe, a transfixing journey through the underworld of every lovers nightmare. Promotional "Headline" The Riders , the novel that brought Tim Winton his first Booker Prize shortlisting, charts an odyssey across Europe, a transfixing journey through the underworld of every lovers nightmare. Details ISBN0143568809 Author Tim Winton Year 2013 ISBN-10 0143568809 ISBN-13 9780143568803 Format Paperback Publication Date 2013-01-02 Place of Publication Hawthorn Country of Publication Australia Birth 1960 Pages 400 Language English Media Book DEWEY 823 Publisher Penguin Random House Australia Imprint Penguin Random House Australia Audience General NZ Release Date 2013-01-01 AU Release Date 2013-01-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168568724;

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