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The Sun Walks Down

A Novel

Fiona McFarlane

A missing child in a 19th century Australian town unearths the complex relationships of its diverse residents as they search the rugged terrain. The colonial setting is both multicultural and haunted, steeped in unsettling history and diverse perspectives. The search for the child becomes a reflection of the town's struggles with fate, identity, and the eerie power of the sun.
Publish Date
2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 2022
Goodreads Rating
3.77
ISBN
0374606234
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2023-01-19T03:33:20.000Z
I was mesmerized by Fiona McFarlane's lyrical novel The Sun Walks Down: in 1883 in Fairly, South Australia, a 6-yr-old disappears during a dust storm; we hear from the friends & neighbors who search for him. The cover's stunning & the book will blow you away. Pubs 2/14      source