Willowman - Inga Simpson

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKPEOPLE ADULT FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE ACT NOTABLE BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2023''Willowman may well be the perfect Australian novel'' Readings''Beguiling and entertaining'' PETER LALOR, Weekend Australian''A sweet strike that goes beyond the boundary'' The Age''Joyous storytelling at its best. I was enthralled'' SARAH WINMAN, author of Still Life ''I bloody loved this - a gorgeous, heartbreaking examination of so much more than cricket'' ROBBIE ARNOTT, author of Limberlost Allan Reader, one of the last traditional batmakers in the country, keeps his family business alive in a small workshop in Melbourne. When Todd Harrow, a gifted young batter, catches Allan''s eye, a spark is lit and Allan decides to make a Reader bat for him, selecting the best piece of willow he''s harvested in years to do so. As Harrow charts a meteoric rise to the highest echelons of the sport, Allan''s bat takes centre stage as well, awakening something in him. But can Allan''s fledgling renaissance - hanging as it does on the magic of that bat - carry on after Harrow is stricken by injury and a strained personal life? ''A six all the way: Willowman is a novel off the middle of the bat'' Sydney Morning Herald''These charismatic characters rise memorable from the page, stroke by inspired stroke, ball by crafty ball, living vividly through cricket history'' Courier Mail''A book for the summer, one to throw in the kitbag to read during rain delays, or between o
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