Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. In fact its very very hard to tell where the book is actually set until very late in the finale, so it could be new york, stockholm, sydney, anywhere really. The book is beautifully written, the locations are vivid even if they are ugly or desolate places. Chris womersleys first novel, the low road won a ned kelly award in 2008 but since i rarely read crime novels, i missed it. Chris womersley is the bestselling author of four novels the low road, bereft,cairo and city of crowsas well as the short fiction collectiona lovely and terrible thing. Wild is a bad doctor, struck off, hopelessly addicted to morphine and on the run from the law. He trained as a radio journalist and has travelled extensively to such places as india, southeast asia, south america, north america, and west africa. Chris womersley born 1968 in melbourne, victoria is an australian author of crime fiction, short stories and poetry. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It comes as a welcome change from the undistinguished pseudoautobiography lately emerging from some debut novels. Jan 07, 2008 the low road is a dark chronicle of a brief life on the run as two men try to escape the consequences of their own weaknesses with a misguided belief that salvation is their destiny. Its the debut novel of journalist chris womersley and has been described as a book about the kinship of criminals. With echoes of peter goldsworthys three dog night, kenneth cooks wake in.
Search for library items search for lists search for. Womersley, who won the ned kelly award for best first crime fiction for the low road 2007, uses lyrical language to enhance a familiar story e. The low road by chris womersley 9781921844546 booktopia. Aug 12, 2010 book trailer for chris womersley s novel bereft.
The low road ebook by chris womersley 9781780870588. Sep 12, 2007 mind you, the low road is not by any means an easy or enjoyable book. After experiencing the atrocities of war, he keenly misses his familyespecially his motherhe wants to return to his home town of flint in western new south wales, but is unsure of the reception that awaits. Bereft is a fascinating novel for fans of the gothic. Chris womersleys the low road the book show abc radio. His third novel cairo was longlisted for the dublin impac award. Bleak well the landscape in which the book takes place could be any dirty, grimy, lost city and the despairing suburbs. The low road, winner of the ned kelly award for best first book, examines the anguish of lives gone hopelessly wrong, of men pushed beyond what they felt were. Chris womersley s novels have a welldeserved following, and this transition to short fiction will add to his readership and acclaim. Hes an exciting writer, with the ability to bend and flex.
Bereft and the low road have been translated into a number of languages. Bereft by chris womersley overdrive rakuten overdrive. It is somewhat of a curious story as it feels both timeless and placeless. His second novel, bereft, won the australian book industry award for literary fiction and the indie award for fiction. The low road is chris womersleys wonderful debut novel.
Chris womersleys first novel is so stark and pitiless that its hard to keep reading. Jan 21, 2011 chris womersleys first novel, the low road won a ned kelly award in 2008 but since i rarely read crime novels, i missed it. His the low road was a little bleak for my tastes but still a compelling read. Whatever it is the low road will stay with you after youve. And yet the minute i received his latest book to appear in the uk, cairo, i couldnt wait to read it. The low road and millions of other books are available for instant access. The low road, chris womersley s debut novel, won the ned kelly award for best first book in 2008. Chris womersley australian short story festival inc.
Chris womersley young petty criminal lee wakes up in a seedy motel with a bullet in his side, a suitcase of stolen money, and only a hazy idea of how he got there. Gideon haigh the low road is an immensely powerful and gruelling novel that makes violence and the kinship of criminals seem as fascinating and inevitable as the strange workings of the interior of the body. The low road has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The low road, chris womersleys debut novel, won the ned kelly award for best first book in 2008. It has the controlled pacing of an experienced hand. Bereft by chris womersley its 1919 and quinn walker has returned from the great war, physically and mentally scarred in so many ways. Sep 04, 2012 the low road by chris womersley unflinching, relentless, and powerfully written, the low road paints a searing portrait of two desperate men thrown together by chance as they both try to flee their troubled pasts. Sep 17, 2007 the low road is a crime thriller without the detective. His second novel, bereft, won the abia for best literary fiction 2011, the indie award for best fiction 2011, and was shortlisted for the miles franklin award, australias most prestigious literary award. Chris womersley audio books, best sellers, author bio. Buy this book womersley bereft makes the early history of french witchcraft the.
Womersley s first novel, the low road, won the 2008 ned kelly award for best first fiction. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Buy the low road by chris womersley 9781921844546 from boomerang books, australias online independent bookstore. Unflinching, relentless, and powerfully written, the low road paints a. His work has received the ned kelly award for best first fiction, an indie award for best fiction, an abia award for literary fiction and been shortlisted for the miles franklin. His second novel, bereft, won the indie award for best fiction, the abia award for literary fiction and was shortlisted for the miles franklin award, the gold dagger award for international crime fiction, the age book of the year and the als gold medal for literature. Womersleys bereft was one of my favourite books of 2012 and a wonderful exploration of the effects of a miscarriage of justice on a man. A suitcase of stolen cash has brought three criminals together. The low road is a 2007 ned kelly awardwinning novel by the australian author chris womersley. In a slow, underhand and underwhelming way he is leaving behind danger, mistakes and unhappiness in his past. Why i was up to my elbows in blood and guts of the 17th century. Near the outset of ned kelly awardwinner womersleys debut, his second novel to be published in the u.
Browse chris womersleys bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Always the same fears of running out, of finding himself bereft, of being abandoned to himself alone. Nov 28, 2011 chris womersleys first novel is so stark and pitiless that its hard to keep reading. Bereft chris womersley womersley, an age journalist, writes. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Womersleys first novel, the low road, won the 2008 ned kelly award for best first fiction. It is also an almost unbearably intense, tragic, and unrelentingly dark story of addiction, regret, despair, and failed dreams that left this reader mightily impressed bookseller and publisher. Chris womersleys novels have a welldeserved following, and this transition to short fiction will add to his readership and acclaim. Its the debut novel of journalist chris womersley and has been described as a book about the.
The novel won the ned kelly award for best first book after its australian. The low road is chris womersley s wonderful debut novel. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Chris womersleys debut novel, the low road, won the ned kelly award for best first fiction. The low road is an austere portrait of two of lifes losers. Chris womersley has written a confronting debut novel that offers little hope for the two central characters, pacing them along their desolate road, merely. Australian novelist chris womersleys 2007 debut, published for the first time in the uk, is hardbitten noir. Lee placed the suitcase onto one of the two low, narrow beds and sat next to it. The low road is a dark chronicle of a brief life on the run as two men try to escape the consequences of their own weaknesses with a misguided belief that salvation is their destiny. Bereft however is one of our anz litlovers book group choices for 2011, and thus i have discovered this fine new author on the australian scene. Chris womersley s debut novel, the low road, won the ned kelly award for best first fiction. The low road by chris womersley unflinching, relentless, and powerfully written, the low road paints a searing portrait of two desperate men thrown together by chance as they both try to flee their troubled pasts. Chris womersley author chris womersleys debut novel, the low road, won the ned kelly award for best first fiction. The low road book by chris womersley 6 available editions.