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From the acclaimed author of 'Limberlost' comes this new epic quest through Van Diemen's to find and kill a man-eating big cat.

Book cover for Dusk

An epic quest in a through-the-looking-glass Van Diemen's Land.

In the distant highlands, a puma named Dusk is killing shepherds.

Down in the lowlands, twins Iris and Floyd are out of work, money and friends. When they hear that a bounty has been placed on Dusk, they reluctantly decide to join the hunt. As they journey up into this wild, haunted country, they discover there's far more to the land and people of the highlands than they imagined.

As they close in on their prey, they are forced to reckon with conflicts that are both ancient and deeply personal.

About the author

Robbie Arnott is the author of Limberlost, The Rain Heron and Flames. He's a two-time winner of The Age Book of the Year and has also been awarded the Voss Literary Prize. He's been named a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist and has twice been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, as well as the Dylan Thomas Prize. He lives in Hobart with his wife and daughter.

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