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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

Willowman

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    A Paperback / softback by Inga Simpson

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      Publisher Hachette Australia
      Published 27 September 2023
      ISBN-13 9780733649592
      978-0733649592
      ISBN-10 0733649599

      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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