by Peter Carey · FABER ET FABER · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571338849
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«A Long Way from Home» is the historical novel by Peter Carey, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (368 pages, in English).
Australia, 1950s: Irene Bobs, her husband, and their navigator Willie take part in the Redex Trial, a car race around the continent on very rough roads. The novel alternates the rally adventure with a look at the Australia of the era, the remnants of the British Empire, and relations between whites and Aborigines.
Nominated for the Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) in 2018 and longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize in 2019.
Suitable for book clubs and readers of literary and historical fiction, with an interest in postwar Australia and motoring.
Peter Philip Carey is an Australian novelist who has lived in New York City for more than three decades.
