She is the author of the novel salt creek 2015, which won the indie award for best debut, the abia matt richell award and the dobbie award, and was shortlisted for. A richly imagined and mythic parable of home and kin that cements lucy treloar s place as one of our most acclaimed novelists. Sep 01, 2016 were delighted that lucy treloars debut novel is one of the six books shortlisted for this years readings prize for new australian fiction. Failed entrepreneur stanton finch moves his family from adelaide. Oct 27, 2017 discover book depositorys huge selection of lucy treloar books online. Some things collapse slow, and cannot always be rebuilt, and even if a thing can be remade it will never be as it was. Lucy treloar was born in malaysia and educated in melbourne, england and sweden, and worked for several years in cambodia.
For hester finch, heroine and narrator of salt creek, preeminent among those novels was not scotts waverley but charlotte brontes jane eyre 1848. Some things collapse slow, and cannot always be rebuilt, and even if a thing can be remade it. The times of this narrative tell of an area that has just been opened up to graziers and the finch family arrives to claim this land. Awards for her writing include the 2014 commonwealth short story prize pacific region. What follows is a compelling account of their struggle to survive in an. On the peninsula we found charred sticks in the lee of a tall hill. One of five novels to be shortlisted this year, salt creek tells the story of the finch family, australian settlers who move from the luxury of townlife in adelaide to the wild and harsh coorong in south australia. Salt creek justice by valentine, william and a great selection of related books.
Lucy treloars salt creek is a superb historical novel that tells the story of one familys attempt to settle and tame a remote region on the south australian coast in the mid19th century, and the dreadful, heartbreaking repercussions that follow. The isolation, and the settlers cruelty to the aboriginal inhabitants of south australia depressed me knowing its based on fact. She is the author of the novel salt creek 2015, which won the indie award for best debut, the abia matt richell award and the dobbie award, and was shortlisted for prizes including the miles franklin literary award and the uks walter scott prize. Treloar superbly intertwines fictional events with factual events set in the 1850s in the rugged and harsh coastal environment of salt creek in the coorong of south australia. I felt filled with conflict in telling the story of her settler ancestors, the salt creek author knew she was on controversial ground. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Salt creek, 1855, lies at the far reaches of the remote, beautiful and inhospitable coastal region, the coorong, in the new province of south australia. Discover book depositorys huge selection of lucy treloar books online. In 5 minutes with author, over60 asks book writers about their literary habits and preferences. Lucy treloars salt creek is a superb historical novel that tells the story of one familys attempt to settle and tame a remote region on the south australian coast in the mid19th century, and the dreadful, heartbreaking repercussions that follow it is told through the eyes of the eldest daughter, hester finch, now a grown woman.
In 1855, stanton finch relocates his family from a respectable home in adelaide to the harsh environment of salt creek, where the nearest neighbours are at least 10 miles away. Most australians who have any familiarity with the coorong that long stretch of complicated south australian coastline that curves down to the. With all these accolades attached to salt creek, i thought it was high time that i read this book. From the moment you start reading lucy treloars story about a white family living in a pristine but unforgiving south australian marshland during the. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Salt creek is set in the 19th century and narrated by hester finch, who is fifteen years old as the novel opens in 1855. Sep 11, 2017 in 2016, salt creek, the debut novel by author lucy treloar was shortlisted and won a whole host of awards. Jun 15, 2016 lucy treloars first novel, salt creek, is in the running for this years miles franklin literary award. Lucy treloars first novel, salt creek, is in the running for this years miles franklin literary award. Sep 05, 2017 salt creek introduces a capacious new talent the australian salt creek is a raw and convincing addition to the canon.
Nov 25, 2017 lucy treloars salt creek was one of the books i needed to read for my walter scott prize project so seemed like the perfect choice. The sunday times a historical novel in its grittiest, most real form good housekeeping. Lucy lives in melbourne with her husband, four children and two whippets. Lucy treloars salt creek was one of the books i needed to read for my walter scott prize project so seemed like the perfect choice. Why you should read salt creek by lucy treloar readings. New books magazine hester finch is a wonderful character the brave heart of this haunting, absorbing story kirsty wark salt creek is a novel alive with. Were delighted that lucy treloars debut novel is one of the six books shortlisted for this years readings prize for new australian fiction.
She is the author of the novel salt creek 2015, which won the indie award for best debut, the abia matt richell award and the dobbie award, and was shortlisted for prizes including the miles franklin literary award and the uks walter scott prize lucy also won the 2014 commonwealth short story prize pacific. A slow start but i enjoyed this in the end the thoughtful writing, immersion in the desolate landscape and determination of hester kept me reading. American dirt by jeanine cummins extraordinary stephen king learn more. Salt creek ebook por lucy treloar 9781910709368 rakuten kobo. Salt creek introduces a capacious talent the australian.
The area, just opened to graziers willing to chance their luck, becomes home to stanton finch and his large family, including fifteenyearold hester finch. Set in the 1850s, salt creek is about a family in search of a change of fortune that moves from genteel adelaide to the inhospitable to them remote coast of the coorong region of south australia. Salt creek, 1855, lies at the far reaches of the remote, beautiful and inhospitable. Browse lucy treloars bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Salt creek is a raw and convincing addition to the canon. Lucy treloar was born in malaysia and educated in melbourne, england and sweden. Having been leading a comfortable lifestyle in adelaide, the family have fallen on hard. Salt creek introduces a capacious new talent the australian salt creek is a raw and convincing addition to the canon. From the moment you start reading lucy treloar s story about a white family living in a pristine but unforgiving south australian marshland during the. Read salt creek by lucy treloar available from rakuten kobo. In 1855 salt creek lies at the far reaches of the remote. Wolfe island by lucy treloar 9781760553159 dymocks. Her 2015 debut novel salt creek won the indie award for best debut, the abia matt richell award and the dobbie award. Lucy lives in inner melbourne with her husband, four children and two whippets.
Aug 21, 2016 salt creek by lucy treloar fiction paperback. Lucy treloar was born in malaysia and educated in melbourne, england, and sweden. The times, book of the month an impressive debut a haunting story. The story is told from the viewpoint of the extremely likeable hester hetty finch. Available from fishpond salt creek and good bookstores everywhere. Lucy treloar was born in malaysia and educated in england, sweden and melbourne. A richly imagined and mythic parable of home and kin that cements lucy treloars place as one of our most acclaimed novelists. It is a tale of the first settlers to the remote coorong region in south australia. No wonder i was attracted to the title of lucy treloars first published novel, salt creek, a town at the mouth of the coorong. Salt creek by lucy treloar overdrive rakuten overdrive. Salt creek justice by valentine, william and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A young family leave adelaide in 1855 to start a new life farming in a desolate corner of southern australia. Awards for her writing include the 2014 commonwealth short story prize.
Buy salt creek by lucy treloar from waterstones today. The sardonic epigraphs of lucy treloars brilliant first novel, salt creek, reprint official documents that proclaim in fact erect the colony of south australia in 1834, then fix its boundaries and. Treloar writes with beauty and a winning compassion. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. I adore historical fiction so when i was offered the chance to read salt creek by lucy treloar i jumped at the chance. The times, book of the year failed entrepreneur stanton finch moves his family from adelaide to the remote coorong area of southern australia, in pursuit of his dream to become a farmer. Salt creek by lucy treloar is a beautifully written novel that almost reads like a song. Lucy also won the 2014 commonwealth short story prize pacific. That drawnout experience of salt creek allowed me to enter further than i might have into the world of narrator hester finch, who, as a girl of. She has also published her short fiction in sleepers, overland, seizure and best australian stories, and. Lucy treloar was born in malaysia and educated in australia, england and sweden, and worked for several years in cambodia. A graduate of the university of melbourne and rmit, lucy is a writer and editor and has plied her trades both in australia and in cambodia, where she lived for a number of years. Salt creek is a love song to a lost world the precision of treloars.
Salt creek was a finalist contender for the miles franklin award and the recipient of the matt richell award for a new writer. Awards for her writing include the 2014 commonwealth. Salt creek by lucy treloar 9781743533192 booktopia. Sep 28, 2017 lucy treloar on writing about indigenous australians. Set in the first half of the 19th century, this story of an. Lucy treloar is the awardwinning author of salt creek pan macmillan, 2015. Oct 28, 2017 salt creek by lucy treloar is published by aardvark bureaux. Lucy treloar on writing about indigenous australians. Lucy treloar wondered about an aboriginal child and wrote.
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