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By: Richard Flanagan
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By way of H. G. Wells and Rebecca West's affair through 1930s nuclear physics to Flanagan's father working as a slave labourer near Hiroshima when the atom bomb is dropped, this genre-defying daisy chain of events reaches fission when Flanagan as a young man finds himself trapped in a rapid on a wild river not knowing if he is to live or to die.

At once a love song to his island home and to his parents, this hypnotic melding of dream, history, literature, place and memory is about how reality is never made by realists and how our lives so often arise out of the stories of others and the stories we invent about ourselves.

©2023 Richard Flanagan (P)2023 Penguin Random House Australia Audio Essays Nonfiction
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Not a chronological memoir but a tapestry of memories some crystal clear and others dreamlike. He has had an unusual life and I’m grateful he has the ability to share it the way he has.

An Extraordinary book

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Another masterpiece from one of Australia’s best authors and storytellers. Highly recommended. A must read.

Stunning

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I love the way Richard weaves his stories together, in the same way that our lives consist of real life and memories, stories from the past and the stories we are creating.

A rich tapestry … I plan to reread it soon xx

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Best Flanagan yet. I love the way the story threads all coalesce into a life.

Brilliant

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A must read. A truly great work. It is made well by Richard’s voice, the sound of authenticity. Hearing his very real feelings come to life through the reading of his writing gave me a sense connection to my own authentic Australian story.

Superb

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