Why read Limberlost?

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2023

'Arnott has an eye and an ear for description that can elevate otherwise quiet moments to something genuinely transcendent... A luminously told, whole-life story of a young boy discovering how to be his own man.' Guardian

Ned West dreams of sailing across the…

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1 author picked Limberlost as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Julie Brooks

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I read Limberlost in an Asian city far away from its Tasmanian setting of orchard, forest and river. But still, sitting in the tropical heat of Kuala Lumpur, I was transported home to Australia. The author conjured the swirling flow of our rivers and the majesty of our eucalypt forests so lyrically that they were bright in my memory.

This story of a boy on the cusp of manhood, where he dreams big in the face of loss and war, was told on an intimate scale, yet felt far larger to me. Limberlost was so very human.

I kept expecting…

From Julie's 3 favorite reads in 2023.