Flames - Robbie Arnott (Paperback) 01-08-2019 Short-listed for Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction 2018 and Not the Booker Prize 2019 2019. Long-listed for The Miles Franklin Award 2019 (UK) and Dublin Literary Award 2020 (UK).

Flames - Robbie Arnott (Paperback) 01-08-2019 Short-listed for Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction 2018 and Not the Booker Prize 2019 2019. Long-listed for The Miles Franklin Award 2019 (UK) and Dublin Literary Award 2020 (UK).

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'A strange and joyous marvel' Richard Flanagan 'Delightful... Enchanting' Guardian 'Spectacular' Culturefly A young man named Levi McAllister decides to build a coffin for his sister, Charlotte - who promptly runs for her life. A water rat swims upriver in quest of the cloud god. A fisherman named Karl hunts for tuna in partnership with a seal. And a father takes form from fire. The answers to these riddles are to be found in this tale of grief and love and the bonds of family, tracing a journey across the southern island that takes us full circle. SHORTLISTED FOR THE READINGS PRIZE FOR NEW AUSTRALIAN FICTION