Only killers and thieves : a novel / Paul Howarth.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062690968
- ISBN: 0062690965
- Physical Description: 319 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
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Subject: | Brothers > Fiction. Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of > Fiction. Vigilantes > Fiction. Revenge > Fiction. Australia > History > 19th century > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 21 of 21 copies available at Sitka.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Mackenzie Public Library. (Show preferred library)
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Mackenzie Public Library | HOW (Text) | 35192000310858 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Burns Lake Public Library | AF HOW (Text) | 35198000651258 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Castlegar Public Library | FIC HOW (Text) | 35146002061984 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Chetwynd Public Library | FIC HOW (Text) | 35222000989169 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library | F HOW (Text) | DCL161819 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Fernie Heritage Library | FIC HOW (Text) | 35136000546961 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Fraser Lake Public Library | AFTPB HIST HOW (Text) | 35195000277605 | Main Floor - Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Nelson Public Library | F HOW (Text) | 3514830027917 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Pemberton and District Public Library | F HOW (Text) | 31894000529478 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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- Baker & Taylor
Two adolescent brothers are exposed to the brutal realities of life and the seductive cruelty of power after a tragedy shatters their family on the untamed frontier of 1880s Australia. A first novel. 100,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
Two brothers are exposed to the brutal realities of life and the seductive cruelty of power after a tragedy shatters their family on the untamed frontier of 1880s Australia. - HARPERCOLL
"Powerful. . . . Paul Howarth brings early Australia to life, bloody warts and all, in an epic tale of murder, revenge, and colonial oppression, with very little room for redemption. The story and his words will stay with you, long after you have finished the book.” — New York Review of Books
Two brothers are exposed to the brutal realities of life and the seductive cruelty of power in this riveting debut novel—a story of savagery and race, injustice and honor, set in the untamed frontier of 1880s Australia—reminiscent of Philipp Meyer’s The Son and the novels of Cormac McCarthy.
It is 1885, and a crippling drought threatens to ruin the McBride family. Their land is parched, their cattle starving. When the rain finally comes, it is a miracle that renews their hope for survival. But returning home from an afternoon swimming at a remote waterhole filled by the downpour, fourteen-year-old Tommy and sixteen-year-old Billy meet with a shocking tragedy.
Thirsting for vengeance against the man they believe has wronged them—their former Aboriginal stockman—the distraught brothers turn to the ruthless and cunning John Sullivan, the wealthiest landowner in the region and their father’s former employer. Sullivan gathers a posse led by the dangerous and fascinating Inspector Edmund Noone and his Queensland Native Police, an infamous arm of British colonial power charged with the "dispersal" of indigenous Australians to "protect" white settler rights. As they ride across the barren outback in pursuit, their harsh and horrifying journey will have a devastating impact on Tommy, tormenting him for the rest of his life—and will hold enduring consequences for a young country struggling to come into its own.
An epic tale of revenge and survival, Only Killers and Thieves is a gripping and utterly transporting debut, bringing to vivid life a colonial Australia that bears a striking resemblance to the American Wild West in its formative years.
- HARPERCOLL
Barnes & Noble Discover Award WinnerTwo brothers are exposed to the brutal realities of life and the seductive cruelty of power in this riveting debut novel'a story of savagery and race, injustice and honor, set in the untamed frontier of 1880s Australia'reminiscent of Philipp Meyer's The Son and the novels of Cormac McCarthy.
An epic tale of revenge and survival, Only Killers and Thieves is a gripping and utterly transporting debut, bringing to vivid life a colonial Australia that bears a striking resemblance to the American Wild West in its formative years.
It is 1885, and a crippling drought threatens to ruin the McBride family. Their land is parched, their cattle starving. When the rain finally comes, it is a miracle that renews their hope for survival. But returning home from an afternoon swimming at a remote waterhole filled by the downpour, fourteen-year-old Tommy and sixteen-year-old Billy meet with a shocking tragedy.
Thirsting for vengeance against the man they believe has wronged them'their former Aboriginal stockman'the distraught brothers turn to the ruthless and cunning John Sullivan, the wealthiest landowner in the region and their father's former employer. Sullivan gathers a posse led by the dangerous and fascinating Inspector Edmund Noone and his Queensland Native Police, an infamous arm of British colonial power charged with the "dispersal" of indigenous Australians to "protect" white settler rights. As they ride across the barren outback in pursuit, their harsh and horrifying journey will have a devastating impact on Tommy, tormenting him for the rest of his life'and will hold enduring consequences for a young country struggling to come into its own.
Recreating a period of Australian and British history as evocative and violent as the American frontier era, Only Killers and Thieves is an unforgettable story of family, guilt, empire, race, manhood, and faith that combines the insightfulness of Philipp Meyer's The Son, the atmospheric beauty of Amanda Coplin's The Orchardist, and the raw storytelling power of Ian McGuire's The North Water.