In September 1883, a small town in the South Australian outback huddles under strange, vivid sunsets. Six-year-old Denny Wallace has gone missing during a dust storm, and the entire community is caught up in the search for him. As they scour the desert and mountains for the lost child, the residents of Fairly - newlyweds, landowners, farmers, mothers, artists, Indigenous trackers, cameleers, children, schoolteachers, widows, maids, policemen - confront their relationships with each other and with the ancient landscape they inhabit.
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The boy met a God by the hollow tree.- THE COLONY OF SOUTH AUSTRLIA, SEPTEMBER 1883
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(@SceptreBooks, 9 March 2023, e-book, 417 pages, ARC from the publisher via @NetGalley)
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I really enjoyed The Sun Walks Down. I thought The Night Guest was a great book and looked forward to reading more of the author's work. The book is quite densely written and it look a few chapters to get used to the style. The book is told from different character viewpoints so it took a while to get used to the structure. I liked the fact the book doesn't just focus on Denny's disappearance but the lives of everyone connected to him, his family and the region where they live. The book is well-written and absorbing.
