Behind the uneasy trees rose the hills, and beyond them again the country of the lost, huge wilderness between this last haunt of civilization and the unpeopled sea. Exhausted and losing faith, an Anglican minister flees his mission in Australia's northwest for the vast emptiness of the outback. In the soul country of the desert the old man searches for the islands of the Aboriginal dead, reflecting on past transgressions and on his life's work. A Lear -like tale of madness and destruction, published when Randolph Stow ...
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Behind the uneasy trees rose the hills, and beyond them again the country of the lost, huge wilderness between this last haunt of civilization and the unpeopled sea. Exhausted and losing faith, an Anglican minister flees his mission in Australia's northwest for the vast emptiness of the outback. In the soul country of the desert the old man searches for the islands of the Aboriginal dead, reflecting on past transgressions and on his life's work. A Lear -like tale of madness and destruction, published when Randolph Stow was only 22, To the Islands is compelling and wise--a poetic masterpiece.
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Add this copy of To the Islands to cart. $42.23, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2017 by Bolinda Audio.
This is a simply remarkable book which well deserved its winning of the Miles Franklin Award. The story of a Christian who has lost his faith but finds a new one with the help of an Aboriginal guide is inspiring and inspired. I was sad when I reached the last page.
