{"product_id":"9781761066764-secondhand-missing-he-was-brilliant-and-troubled-and-for-thirty-five-years-he-lived-alone-in-the-wild-then-there-was-silence","title":"Missing: He was brilliant and troubled and for thirty-five years he lived alone in the wild . . . then there was silence","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Tom Patterson\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 288\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE 2023 NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY AWARD'S MICHAEL CROUCH AWARD FOR A DEBUT WORK   Hey mate, Pete and Steve have been talking to some people who live around the national park where Mark lives . . . nobody has seen him for months . . . We're about to head into the gorge . . . I'll let you know what we find . . .  In 1972 Mark May is eighteen. He is bright, beautiful and has a scholarship to study law. Ten years later he descends alone into remote gorge country in north-western New South Wales. He lives in rough camps and stays for thirty-five years. Then, on a feeling, his brothers go looking for him.  Missing is a true story of immense emotional force. It tells of a broken life and a ruptured family but is also a spare and eloquent story of survival that carries a deep humanity. It announces a significant new talent in Australian writing.   'This compelling, moving tale is unlike anything I have ever read. Intimate and vivid, Tom Patterson has found beauty and meaning amid the sorrow.' - Malcolm Knox   'An inside look into an outsider's world, tenderly and beautifully told.' - Greg Bearup   'brims with winning details . . .lean, pacy prose' - Sydney Morning Herald    'This fiction-structured true-life story beautifully captures the love and sorrow of a family divided by well-intentioned aspirations.' - Canberra Times","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45552233480411,"sku":"9781761066764-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/md31504781307.jpg?v=1715744134","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781761066764-secondhand-missing-he-was-brilliant-and-troubled-and-for-thirty-five-years-he-lived-alone-in-the-wild-then-there-was-silence","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}