It's 1969 and a remote coastal town in Western Australia is poised to play a pivotal part in the moon landing. Perched on the red dunes of its outskirts looms the great Dish: a relay for messages between Apollo 11 and Houston, Texas. Crouched around a single grainy set, radar technician Evan Johnson and his colleagues stare at the screen, transfixed, as Armstrong takes that first small step.
I was in my cage of course, unheard, underestimated, biscuit crumbs on my beak. But fate is a curious thing. For just as Evan Johnson's story is about to end (and perhaps with a giant leap), my story prepares to take flight...
The Lucky Galah is a novel about fate. About Australia. About what it means to be human. It just happens to be narrated by a galah called Lucky.
By:
Tracy Sorensen Imprint: Picador Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 151mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 389g ISBN:9781760552657 ISBN 10: 1760552658 Publication Date:27 February 2018 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Long-listed for Indie Book Awards Debut Fiction 2019
Long-listed for Indie Book Awards Debut Fiction 2019 (Australia)
Short-listed for Russell Prize for Humour Writing 2019
Short-listed for The Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction 2018
Short-listed for The Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction 2018 (Australia)
Short-listed for UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing (NSW Premier's Literary Awards) 2019
