The Unearthed

Lenny Bartulin

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Allen & Unwin
01 August 2023

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Australian Crime Fiction

'An exceptional novel, exquisitely told.' MARK BRANDI

'Deeply human... profound.' BEN HOBSON

'Superbly written and propelled by an unsettling Gothic tension.' PAUL DALEY

There are animals in the camouflage of undergrowth; they forage this final, fading night hour. They hear the grunting men and lift their heads, listen, then bound away: the scrub, the bushes shake and wave, signalling their invisible trajectories.

After decades-old human bones are discovered in the Tasmanian wilderness, Antonia Kovacs returns home with questions for her father - a retired police inspector in Queenstown.

Meanwhile, Tom Pilar receives news of an inheritance from a man he barely remembers - one of his father's friends from the early days, newly arrived in the island and looking for work.

Set amidst the harsh terrain of the timber and ore industries of Tasmania's west coast, The Unearthed is a haunting novel about the past and its quiet, yet tenacious, grip on the present. It reveals the tragic connections between the disparate lives of post-war migrants and local workers, and the fallibility of memory, the illusion of truths and the repercussions on real lives.

By: Lenny Bartulin
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
Weight: 334g
ISBN: 9781761067440
ISBN 10: 1761067443
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The author of five previous novels, Lenny Bartulin's work has been twice longlisted in the Tasmanian Literary Awards and selected as a Most Anticipated Historical Novel by Oprah Daily in the US. He lives in Hobart with his wife and son.