Small Mercies

by Richard Anderson

Overview

A husband and wife living on a severely drought-afflicted property take a brief break, only to find that their relationship is parched, too.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781950354382
Publisher:	Scribe Publications Pty Ltd
Publication date:	09/01/2020
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.20(h) x (d)

About the Author

Richard Anderson is a second-generation farmer from northern New South Wales. He has been running a beef-cattle farm for twenty-five years, but has also worked as a miner and had a stint on the local council. Richard is the author of two rural-crime novels, Retribution and Boxed, both published by Scribe. He lives with his wife, four dogs, and a cat.

Editorial Reviews

A fine-grained study of a marriage and a land in crisis…A wonderful book.”
—Jock Serong

“Anderson writes in an engaging manner, with just enough humor to lift the black to grey, without attempting in anyway to gloss over the seriousness of the subject matter...Moving, perceptive and very readable.”
—Karen Chisholm, The Blurb

Praise for Boxed:

“This is a clever and accomplished feat of storytelling with a satisfyingly gruesome climax, and a skilful evocation of Australian rural life.”
—Kerryn Goldsworthy, The Saturday Age

“Written by a farmer from northern NSW, Boxed brings to life rural Australia and all its characters in a rollicking, and at times heartbreaking, mystery.”
—Gail Barnsley, Daily Telegraph

Praise for Retribution:

“[A] slow-burning thriller that reads like a neo-Western…vividly captures the vast, rugged landscape and the brutal intensity of the heat in the back country.”
—Declan Burke, The Irish Times

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