Salt Rain (novel)
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| Author | Sarah Armstrong |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin, Australia |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 218 |
| ISBN | 1741143691 |
| Followed by | His Other House |
Salt Rain is a 2004 novel by Australian novelist Sarah Armstrong.
Plot summary
After the disappearance of her mother Mae, fourteen-year-old Allie Curran goes to live with her aunt Julia in the small dairy farm where Mae grew up. Allie slowly comes to learn about her heritage, her family, and her mother's story. A reversal of the classic Australian theme of a child lost in the bush.
Notes
- Dedication: For Joel
Reviews
- Publisher's Weekly[1]
Awards and nominations
- 2005 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
- 2005 shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Fiction Book