Publisher's Synopsis
Now in B format, this stunning, prize-winning novel, set alongside the Yarra River, is heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure. 'Stories of the river were told across the city. There wasn' t a child living within reach of the water who hadn' t grown up warned away from it with tales of dead trees lurking in the darkness of the muddy riverbed, ready to snatch the leg of a boy or girl braving its filthy water.' The river is a place of history and secrets. For Ren and Sonny, two unlikely friends, it' s a place of freedom and adventure. For a group of storytelling vagrants, it' s a refuge. And for the isolated daughter of a cult reverend, it' s an escape. Each time they visit, another secret slips into its ancient waters. But change and trouble are coming - to the river and to the lives of those who love it. Who will have the courage to fight and what will be the cost?
