Bereft is a 2010 novel by the Australian author Chris Womersley.
Author | Chris Womersley |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Scribe Publications, Melbourne |
Publication date | 2010 |
Media type | Print Paperback |
Pages | 264 pp |
ISBN | 9781921640605 (first edition, paperback) |
Preceded by | The Low Road |
Followed by | Cairo |
In 1919 the First World War is over and Spanish Flu is at epidemic proportions in Australia. Quinn Walker returns from the war to the small town of Flint to face the consequences of his sister's killing, ageing parents and a police constable who is intent on blaming him for the death.