The River and the Book
Download or Read eBook The River and the Book PDF written by Alison Croggon and published by Walker Books Australia. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Alison Croggon |
| Publisher | : Walker Books Australia |
| Total Pages | : 140 |
| Release | : 2015-10-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781925126617 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1925126617 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The River and the Book by : Alison Croggon
Book excerpt: Combining magical realism and fable, this lyrical tale is the story of a landscape and community destroyed by Western greediness. Simbala is a Keeper, the latest in a long line of women who can read the Book to find answers to people’s questions. When developers begin to poison the River on which Simbala’s village relies, the Book predicts change. But this does not come in the form they expect; it is the sympathetic foreigner who comes to stay who inflicts the greatest damage of all.
