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The Rain Heron

Author(s): Robbie Arnott

Location(s): World

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): N/A

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Ren lives alone on the remote frontier of a country devastated by a coup. High on the forested slopes, she survives by hunting and trading – and forgetting. But when a young soldier comes to the mountains in search of a legendary creature, Ren is inexorably drawn into an impossible mission. As their lives entwine, unravel and erupt – as myth merges with reality – both Ren and the soldier are forced to confront what they regret, what they love, and what they fear.

A vibrant homage to the natural world, bursting with beautiful landscapes and memorable characters, The Rain Heron is a beautifully told eco-fable about our fragile and dysfunctional relationships with the planet and with each other, the havoc we wreak and the price we pay.

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Author: Tina Hartas

This engrossing and exquisitely written second novel by Arnott begins with three apparently unconnected narratives. The opening section, entitled Part O, reads like a fable; a starving farmer in a drought stricken unnamed country...

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