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y separately published work icon The River and the Book single work   novel   young adult   fable  
  • Author:agent Alison Croggon http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/croggon-alison
Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 The River and the Book
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'From the internationally bestselling author of The Books of Pellinor comes a powerful story about the exploitation of indigenous people by the First World. In Simbala's village they have two treasures: the River, which is their road and their god; and the Book, which is their history, their oracle and their soul. Simbala is a Keeper of the Book, the latest in a long line of women who can use it to find answers to the villagers' questions. As developers begin to poison the River on which the villagers rely, the Book predicts change. But this does not come in the form that they expect; it is the sympathetic Westerner that comes to the village who inflicts the greatest damage of all.' (Publication summary)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2015 .
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      Extent: 224p.
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      • Published: 1st October 2015
      ISBN: 9781925126600, 9781925126617

Works about this Work

Best Reads – End of Story Deborah Bogle , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2015; (p. 24)
[Review] The River and the Book Katharine England , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 October 2015; (p. 28)

— Review of The River and the Book Alison Croggon , 2015 single work novel
Review : The River and the Book Chloe Mauger , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , September vol. 30 no. 4 2015; (p. 39)

— Review of The River and the Book Alison Croggon , 2015 single work novel
Review : The River and the Book Chloe Mauger , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , September vol. 30 no. 4 2015; (p. 39)

— Review of The River and the Book Alison Croggon , 2015 single work novel
[Review] The River and the Book Katharine England , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 October 2015; (p. 28)

— Review of The River and the Book Alison Croggon , 2015 single work novel
Best Reads – End of Story Deborah Bogle , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2015; (p. 24)
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