The Riders (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
What begins as a dream of a new life in rural Ireland quickly becomes a waking nightmare in Tim Winton's haunting and psychologically intense novel, The Riders. When Fred Scully arrives in Europe to prepare a new home for his family, his wife Jennifer never steps off the plane — leaving him stranded in a foreign country with only his young daughter Billie and a desperate, consuming need for answers. As Scully tears across the continent in a frantic search, Winton chronicles a man's unravelling with unflinching precision, building a narrative that is equal parts road novel, psychological thriller, and profound meditation on love and loss. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1995, The Riders stands as one of the most daring works in Winton's celebrated canon, showcasing the spare yet lyrical prose that has made him one of Australia's most internationally acclaimed literary voices. The novel probes the fragility of identity, the violence of grief, and the terrifying silence of those who hold our lives in their hands. Winton refuses easy resolution, leaving the reader to sit with the same unsettling questions that haunt Scully long after the final page is turned — chief among them: what if the truth is more devastating than the mystery?
Author: Tim Winton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1995, Picador, London
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
What begins as a dream of a new life in rural Ireland quickly becomes a waking nightmare in Tim Winton's haunting and psychologically intense novel, The Riders. When Fred Scully arrives in Europe to prepare a new home for his family, his wife Jennifer never steps off the plane — leaving him stranded in a foreign country with only his young daughter Billie and a desperate, consuming need for answers. As Scully tears across the continent in a frantic search, Winton chronicles a man's unravelling with unflinching precision, building a narrative that is equal parts road novel, psychological thriller, and profound meditation on love and loss. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1995, The Riders stands as one of the most daring works in Winton's celebrated canon, showcasing the spare yet lyrical prose that has made him one of Australia's most internationally acclaimed literary voices. The novel probes the fragility of identity, the violence of grief, and the terrifying silence of those who hold our lives in their hands. Winton refuses easy resolution, leaving the reader to sit with the same unsettling questions that haunt Scully long after the final page is turned — chief among them: what if the truth is more devastating than the mystery?