by Janette Turner Hospital (Author)
Outer Maroo, a small, opal mining town in the Australian outback, is stewing in heat, drought, and guilty anxiety. Some ghastly cataclysm has occurred on the opal fields, but this is a taboo subject. At the heart of the mystery is the cult messiah, Oyster, dressed in white, sexually compelling, and preaching the end of time.
Number of Pages: 412
Dimensions: 0.85 x 8.3 x 5.56 IN
Publication Date: April 26, 2013