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'Several months have passed since the legendary explorers Burke and Wills disappeared into the desert and their whereabouts remain a mystery. Now, a search party has assembled to rescue them. Meanwhile, two other men are wandering lost in the outback: one on the verge of reaching safety; the other, broken and trapped at the heart of the continent with an Aboriginal tribe as his only hope of survival. And back in the city an actress, star of the stage in Melbourne and Sydney, longs for the return of Burke and Wills for personal reasons that will only gradually become apparent.
'Loosely based on the ill-fated Burke and Wills Expedition, The Landscape of Desire re-imagines the lives of the key players in this historic event, and weaves them into a narrative that spans continents and decades.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Dedication: For Jennifer Levasseur.
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On t.p. verso: This work belongs to the realm of fiction. The truth created by the novelist should not be confused, in any degree, with the truth created by the historian.
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A Brilliant Way with Words
2009
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 May 2009; (p. 26-27) -
The Forum : Kevin Rabalais : On Beautiful Lies
2008
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 August 2008; (p. 2) -
Following in the Footsteps of Failure
2008
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 18 May 2008; (p. 11)
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Facts Get in the Way of a Good Story
2008
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— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , May vol. 3 no. 4 2008; (p. 23)
— Review of The Landscape of Desire 2008 single work novel ; The Comfort of Figs 2008 single work novel ; Addition 2008 single work novel -
This Week's Selections
2008
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 May 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of The Landscape of Desire 2008 single work novel
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[Review] The Landscape of Desire
2008
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— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , February vol. 87 no. 6 2008; (p. 37)
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In the Tracks of Desire
2008
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 March 2008; (p. 11)
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Journey Stops Short
2008
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 March 2008; (p. 30)
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Overloaded Camel Terrain
2008
single work
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 March 2008; (p. 13)
— Review of The Landscape of Desire 2008 single work novel -
Point of No Return
2008
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— Appears in: The Age , 21-22 March 2008; (p. 23)
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The Rabalais Rouser
2008
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— Appears in: The Age , 1 March 2008; (p. 27) -
The Forum : Kevin Rabalais : On Beautiful Lies
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 August 2008; (p. 2) -
A Brilliant Way with Words
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 May 2009; (p. 26-27)
Awards
- 2009 joint winner The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist of the Year
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,
- 1850s