Loreless
by P J Whittlesea
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Pub Date Jul 13 2017 | Archive Date Oct 04 2017
Description
NOMINATED FOR THE 2017 NSW PREMIER’S HISTORY AWARDS AND THE 2018 ADELAIDE FESTIVAL AWARDS FOR LITERATURE.
Sometimes, it's impossible to get home.
Especially if home is not where you think it is.
Indigenous urbanite Billy knows very little about his ancestry and is quite content to let it stay that way. However, one late night out changes all of that.
Stranded on a central Australian highway, with only the stars and mosquitoes for company, Billy finds his future determined by a pair of unlikely saviours and a mysterious supernatural entity.
In an effort to get himself home and confounded by circumstances beyond his control, Billy embarks on a surreal odyssey. There is only one problem…home is not where he expects it to be.
Advance Praise
"Loreless might be Australia specific but the issues of colonialism, traditions versus modernity, and the struggles of maintaining cultural identity in a homogenized world are universal enough that anyone can settle comfortably into this story. A straight up piece of literary fiction with a hint of spirituality or magical realism, Loreless is a simply beautiful story of a man who is struggling to understand his place in the world. It is well written, well paced and has a wonderful sense of history. Not knowing much about Australian history and the conflicts there, this novel not only does a good job of transporting you there, but makes me want to learn more."-author Justin Bohardt.
“Part quest, part ghost story, and part contemporary fable, Loreless combines magic, mysticism, wisdom, and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery.” –reviewer V. van Roon
“This strong and compelling narrative pulls the reader along with a man who has absolutely no idea where he's going, and it's a journey that's well worth taking.” – author, Tom Lichtenberg
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9789492523006 |
| PRICE | $3.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Andrea S, Reviewer
Billy wakes up to find himself hangover and curled up in a tight ball at the back of a bus with his right cheek stuck to the vinyl seat. He untangles himself and steps off the bus to discover that he is in a desert far, far away from everything familiar to him. He is aware that he needs to get home, but soon he is to discover that he no longer knows where home is.......
To say that I loved this book is an understatement. It was unlike any book that I've ever read. An adventure story with elements of mysticism and self-discovery mixed with aboriginal culture on a backdrop of the red sands of Alice Springs, Australia. As the book progressed, the writing just kept getting better and better.
I would challenge anyone not to love this book as much as I did. Just wonderful.
Many thanks to Netgalley for providing me with this ARC, for which I have given a voluntary and unbiased review.
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