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Picador
08 October 2024

ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Twins Iris and Floyd are friendless itinerant workers whose parents’ crimes and reputation both haunt and dog them. When they hear that a substantial bounty has been placed on a man-killing puma in the snowy uplands, they head off in search of it. They react to the land in different ways, and Iris in particular finds it calls to her. But the people they meet have different stories to tell of the land - and of Dusk, the puma. Once again, Arnott powerfully evokes the time-filled landscapes of Tasmania with this mythic tale of loss and longing, of horror, family and the search for redemption. Brilliant! Lindy

ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- An evocative Australian 'western'. Craig

Robbie Arnott, author of Limberlost, The Rain Heron and Flames has twice been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, is two-time winner of The Age Book of the Year, and has also been awarded the Voss Literary Prize.
In the distant highlands, a puma named Dusk is killing shepherds. Down in the lowlands, twins Iris and Floyd are out of work, money and friends. When they hear that a bounty has been placed on Dusk, they reluctantly decide to join the hunt. As they journey up into this wild, haunted country, they discover there's far more to the land and people of the highlands than they imagined. And as they close in on their prey, they're forced to reckon with conflicts both ancient and deeply personal.
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Imprint:   Picador
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 230mm,  Width: 154mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   332g
ISBN:   9781761560941
ISBN 10:   1761560948
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Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Dusk

ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Twins Iris and Floyd are friendless itinerant workers whose parents’ crimes and reputation both haunt and dog them. When they hear that a substantial bounty has been placed on a man-killing puma in the snowy uplands, they head off in search of it. They react to the land in different ways, and Iris in particular finds it calls to her. But the people they meet have different stories to tell of the land - and of Dusk, the puma. Once again, Arnott powerfully evokes the time-filled landscapes of Tasmania with this mythic tale of loss and longing, of horror, family and the search for redemption. Brilliant! Lindy





ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- An evocative Australian 'western'. Craig


  • Short-listed for ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2025 (Australia)
  • Short-listed for Indie Book Awards Fiction 2025 (Australia)
  • Winner of Indie Book Awards Book of the Year 2025 (Australia)

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