The Wing of Night
Publishing Details
The Wing of Night
By (Author) Brenda Walker
Penguin Random House Australia
Penguin Random House Australia
1st April 2007
Australia
Classifications
General
Fiction
A823
Physical Properties
288
Width 132mm, Height 199mm, Spine 21mm
268g
Description
In 1915 a troopship of Light horsemen sails from Fremantle for the Great War. Two women farewell their men. Elizabeth with her background of careless wealth, and Bonnie marked by the anxieties of poverty.
Author Bio
Brenda Walker is the author of the novels Crush, One More River, Poe's Cat and The Wing of Night. The latter won the 2006 Nita B Kibble Award for an established writer and the 2007 Asher Award. It was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award. Reading by Moonlight, her memoir of reading and healing, won the 2010 Victorian Premiers Award for nonfiction and the 2011 Nita B Kibble Award.
