The Salt Of Broken Tears
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Author: Michael Meehan
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 352
In the tradition of Cormac McCarthy ... A novel from the heart of Australia ... This haunting and beautifully written novel evokes life on the fringes of Australia's salt lakes. Some try to scratch a living from the harsh land; others seek escape - or redemption. Well I remember how she blew in off the track that windy day more than a year ago, borne in like a thistle seed on the hot winds that beat in from the north, clothed in nothing but the green cotton dress that flicked and chopped about her, a patched and faded relic of some other person's life, and she carrying nothing, bringing nothing of her own but her taut bare freckled body and sandwhipped hair in auburn steaks that ran before her in the wind ... Eileen's arrival at the struggling soldier-settler farm on the edges of the salt lakes causes a stir. The boy is fascinated by her, his mother disapproving, and Joe -- the boy's idol -- wants to possess her. But then Eileen disappears. 'It's Eileen's dress. Come quick, it's Eileen's dress.' 'Look! It's all bloody!' 'Move away from there! Come away!' ... The torn but neatly set out dress had lain amid Eileen's scattered things, the cardboard suitcase trampled an
Author: Michael Meehan
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 352
In the tradition of Cormac McCarthy ... A novel from the heart of Australia ... This haunting and beautifully written novel evokes life on the fringes of Australia's salt lakes. Some try to scratch a living from the harsh land; others seek escape - or redemption. Well I remember how she blew in off the track that windy day more than a year ago, borne in like a thistle seed on the hot winds that beat in from the north, clothed in nothing but the green cotton dress that flicked and chopped about her, a patched and faded relic of some other person's life, and she carrying nothing, bringing nothing of her own but her taut bare freckled body and sandwhipped hair in auburn steaks that ran before her in the wind ... Eileen's arrival at the struggling soldier-settler farm on the edges of the salt lakes causes a stir. The boy is fascinated by her, his mother disapproving, and Joe -- the boy's idol -- wants to possess her. But then Eileen disappears. 'It's Eileen's dress. Come quick, it's Eileen's dress.' 'Look! It's all bloody!' 'Move away from there! Come away!' ... The torn but neatly set out dress had lain amid Eileen's scattered things, the cardboard suitcase trampled an
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Michael Meehan
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 352
In the tradition of Cormac McCarthy ... A novel from the heart of Australia ... This haunting and beautifully written novel evokes life on the fringes of Australia's salt lakes. Some try to scratch a living from the harsh land; others seek escape - or redemption. Well I remember how she blew in off the track that windy day more than a year ago, borne in like a thistle seed on the hot winds that beat in from the north, clothed in nothing but the green cotton dress that flicked and chopped about her, a patched and faded relic of some other person's life, and she carrying nothing, bringing nothing of her own but her taut bare freckled body and sandwhipped hair in auburn steaks that ran before her in the wind ... Eileen's arrival at the struggling soldier-settler farm on the edges of the salt lakes causes a stir. The boy is fascinated by her, his mother disapproving, and Joe -- the boy's idol -- wants to possess her. But then Eileen disappears. 'It's Eileen's dress. Come quick, it's Eileen's dress.' 'Look! It's all bloody!' 'Move away from there! Come away!' ... The torn but neatly set out dress had lain amid Eileen's scattered things, the cardboard suitcase trampled an
Author: Michael Meehan
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 352
In the tradition of Cormac McCarthy ... A novel from the heart of Australia ... This haunting and beautifully written novel evokes life on the fringes of Australia's salt lakes. Some try to scratch a living from the harsh land; others seek escape - or redemption. Well I remember how she blew in off the track that windy day more than a year ago, borne in like a thistle seed on the hot winds that beat in from the north, clothed in nothing but the green cotton dress that flicked and chopped about her, a patched and faded relic of some other person's life, and she carrying nothing, bringing nothing of her own but her taut bare freckled body and sandwhipped hair in auburn steaks that ran before her in the wind ... Eileen's arrival at the struggling soldier-settler farm on the edges of the salt lakes causes a stir. The boy is fascinated by her, his mother disapproving, and Joe -- the boy's idol -- wants to possess her. But then Eileen disappears. 'It's Eileen's dress. Come quick, it's Eileen's dress.' 'Look! It's all bloody!' 'Move away from there! Come away!' ... The torn but neatly set out dress had lain amid Eileen's scattered things, the cardboard suitcase trampled an
The Salt Of Broken Tears