A Long Way From Home

A Long Way From Home

by PeterCarey (Author), Peter Carey (Author)

Synopsis

Irene Bobs loves fast driving. Her husband is the best car salesman in rural south eastern Australia. Together they embark upon the Redex Trial, a brutal car race around the continent, over roads no car can ever quite survive. Set during the 1950s in the dying embers of the British Empire, A Long Way from Home is a thrilling high-speed story, illuminating a country's relationship with its own ancient culture, and the love made and hurt caused along the way.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: Main
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 05 Jul 2018

ISBN 10: 0571338852
ISBN 13: 9780571338856
Book Overview: The late style masterpiece from Peter Carey, twice winner of the Booker Prize.

Author Bio
Peter Carey received the Booker Prize for Oscar and Lucinda and again for True History of the Kelly Gang. He has won the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award three times. He was born in Australia and lives in New York.