Wanting by Richard Flanagan

Wanting by Richard FlanaganFrom the winner of the Man Booker Prize. The bestselling, universally lauded novel of desire and its denial from acclaimed writer Richard Flanagan. Van Diemen's Land, 1841. Mathinna, the adopted Aboriginal daughter of the island's governor, Sir John Franklin, and his wife, Lady Jane, sits for her portrait. She is the subject of a grand experiment in civilisation one that will determine whether science and reason can be imposed in place of savagery and

Twelve-year-old Alice lives in the outback mining town of Mount Magnet

it's one written in the past that has already begun to come true

282 locks and numerous trials and adventures

and their brother

friendship

friends that don't share

It offers uniquely diverse perspectives from a range of disciplines including history

Luna's a ghost

Through stories

near the small town of Gatyekarr

I couldn't turn the pages fast enough" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir)An Instant #1 New York Times BestsellerWelcome to the Centennial

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