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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKPEOPLE ADULT FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ACT NOTABLE BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2023

''Willowman may well be the perfect Australian novel'' Readings

''Beguiling and entertaining'' PETER LALOR, Weekend Australian

''A sweet strike that goes beyond the boundary'' The Age

''Joyous storytelling at its best. I was enthralled'' SARAH WINMAN, author of Still Life

''I bloody loved this - a gorgeous, heartbreaking examination of so much more than cricket'' ROBBIE ARNOTT, author of Limberlost


Allan Reader, one of the last traditional batmakers in the country, keeps his family business alive in a small workshop in Melbourne.

When Todd Harrow, a gifted young batter, catches Allan''s eye, a spark is lit and Allan decides to make a Reader bat for him, selecting the best piece of willow he''s harvested in

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    A Paperback / softback by Inga Simpson

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      Publisher: Hachette Australia
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 27/09/2023
      ISBN13: 9780733649592, 978-0733649592
      ISBN10: 0733649599
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKPEOPLE ADULT FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
      SHORTLISTED FOR THE ACT NOTABLE BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2023

      ''Willowman may well be the perfect Australian novel'' Readings

      ''Beguiling and entertaining'' PETER LALOR, Weekend Australian

      ''A sweet strike that goes beyond the boundary'' The Age

      ''Joyous storytelling at its best. I was enthralled'' SARAH WINMAN, author of Still Life

      ''I bloody loved this - a gorgeous, heartbreaking examination of so much more than cricket'' ROBBIE ARNOTT, author of Limberlost


      Allan Reader, one of the last traditional batmakers in the country, keeps his family business alive in a small workshop in Melbourne.

      When Todd Harrow, a gifted young batter, catches Allan''s eye, a spark is lit and Allan decides to make a Reader bat for him, selecting the best piece of willow he''s harvested in

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