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TREE PALACE

Craig Sherborne

Shane, Moira and Midge, along with young Zara and Rory, are ‘trants'—itinerants roaming the plains north-west of Melbourne in search of disused houses to sleep in, or to strip of heritage fittings when funds are low. When they find their Tree Palace outside Barleyville, things are looking up. At last, a place in which to settle down.

But Zara, fifteen, is pregnant and doesn't want a child. She'd rather a normal life with town boys, not trant life with a baby. Moira decides to step in: she'll look after her grandchild. Then Shane finds himself in trouble with the local cops

Warmly told and witty, Craig Sherborne's second novel is a revelation—an affecting story of family and rural life.

Craig Sherborne is tthe celebrated memoirist of HOI POLLOI and MUCK, as well as the author of the highly praised novel THE AMATEUR SCIENCE OF LOVE. which won the coveted Best Writing Award at the 2012 Melbourne Prize for Literature.
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Published 2014-04-01 by Text Publishing

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Longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award 2015