The Honeyman and the Hunter
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Honeyman and the Hunter
By (Author) Neil Grant
A&U Children's
A&U Children
1st April 2019
Australia
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism
FIC
Short-listed for Best Book for Older Readers 2020 (Australia)
Physical Properties
Paperback
288
Width 128mm, Height 198mm
250g
Description
SHORTLISTED: 2020 Prime Minister's Literary Award, Young Adult Fiction
The sea is inside his blood. Cursed, or blessed, on both sides.
When sixteen-year-old Rudra Solace dredges up a long-hidden secret in his father's trawl net, his life in the sleepy fishing village of Patonga shifts dramatically. It is not long before Rudra is leaving Australia behind, bound for India on a journey of discovery and danger.
A wonderfully compelling tale of belonging and loss, of saltwater and mangroves, of migration and accepting change; a story of decisions that, once made, break through family histories like a cyclone swell.
Reviews
"A richly realized coming-of-age story about discovering one's roots and the nuances of family relationships" --Kirkus Reviews
Author Bio
Neil Grant was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He spent many years slouching through Europe and Asia with a stack of notebooks until, in 2001, Allen & Unwin agreed to publish his first novel, Rhino Chasers. This was followed by Indo Dreaming in 2005, which saw him researching traditional whale-hunting, surf culture and two-minute noodles in Indonesia. In 2009, he travelled to Afghanistan to gather material for a book on asylum seekers, a journey that changed his life; The Ink Bridge was published in 2012. The Honeyman and the Hunter is based partly in India - the birthplace of his mother.
He divides his time between Diamond Creek, Victoria and Macmasters Beach on the Central Coast of NSW.
