and the fragile courage it takes to seek out light in the dark
In this stunning contemporary retelling of “The Crane Wife” by the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon
and boundless enthusiasm are impossible to resist
his nefarious and destructive intentions become clear
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The Sun Walks Down Michaelides and the fragile courage itIn September 1883, the South Australian town of Fairly huddles under strange, vivid sunsets. Six year old Denny Wallace has gone missing during a dust storm, and the whole town is intent on finding him. As they search the desert and mountains for the lost child, the residents of Fairly newlyweds, landowners, farmers, mothers, artists, Indigenous trackers, cameleers, children, schoolteachers, widows, maids, policemen explore their own relationships