Trent Dalton – författare

Exiled in a drug-oppressed refugee suburb in 1980s Australia, a 12-year-old boy dreams of a career in journalism while fending off the local criminal element to protect his imprisoned mother. A first novel. 100,000 first printing.

*Make sure you read Trent Dalton's irresistible new novel, LOLA IN THE MIRROR, out now* ‘Electric’The Times ‘Thrilling’New York Times ‘Extraordinary’ Joanna Cannon THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES Australia, 1983Life is pretty tough right now for twelve-year-old Eli – what with his mute brother, a convicted murderer for a babysitter, a drug-dealing stepfather, an incarcerated mother and a long-lost father – surely it can’t get any worse?Think again. He’s about to fall in love, break into prison and cross paths with one of the most notorious criminals Brisbane has ever seen.A coming-of-age story like no other, Boy Swallows Universe is the most exhilarating novel you’ll read all year. WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK: 'Profound, endearing, brutal… this will move you beyond belief and keep you hooked until the very last page' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Poetic and beautiful, fast-paced and thrilling… One of my all-time favourite books' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Trent Dalton has captured the humour and tragedy that colours everyday life for kids just getting by. This novel is part true-crime, part hopeless romance, part magical realism and laugh-out-loud funny!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'One of the best books I've read in years… I promise you won't be disappointed' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A boisterous romp that spotlights serious social issues’ DAILY MAIL'A Down Under Demon Copperhead… it's more than feel-good, it's feel-everything. What a triumph' A. J. FINN Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, this is the irresistible new novel from the internationally bestselling author of BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE and ALL OUR SHIMMERING SKIES. 'Mirror, mirror, on the grass, what's my future? What's my past?' A girl and her mother have been on the run for sixteen years, from police and the monster they left in their kitchen with a knife in his throat.The girl has no name, but she has a dream – for a life of love, as an artist, outside the grip of the Brisbane underworld and its drug queen 'Lady' Flora Box.There's only one person who can help make her dreams come true: Lola. To find her, the girl with no name must do one of the hardest things we can. She must look in the mirror. Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, LOLA IN THE MIRROR is the irresistible new novel from the international bestselling author of BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE and ALL OUR SHIMMERING SKIES. WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK: 'A unique and exciting author… There is an air of the mystical and fantastical in Dalton's writing' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'So well-written and thoroughly entrancing… Life-changing' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'What an amazing, beautiful novel. Deep, involving, colourful… I thoroughly enjoyed' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The most extraordinary writer – a rare talent' NIKKI GEMMELL, internationally bestselling author ‘A lyrical and mesmerising mythic quest story’SUNDAY EXPRESS ‘Extravagantly beautiful writing’ADELAIDE ADVERTISER ‘Unputdownable’SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 1942 – Japanese bombs rain down in Darwin, Australia. Motherless Molly Hook, the gravedigger’s daughter, turns to the road, seeking the deep-country sorcerer who put a curse on her family.By her side are the most unlikely travelling companions: Greta, a razor-tongued actress, and Yukio, a fallen Japanese fighter pilot.As they journey from the vine forests to Australia’s wild and magical monsoon lands, they will encounter grave danger and discover true love… Immerse yourself in a love letter to Australia from its best-loved writer. WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK: 'Wonderful, lyrical storytelling. Fabulous and absorbing, I really couldn’t put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gloriously enchanting, yet brutally gritty… imaginative and offbeat… I adored it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I was hooked by the visceral magic inherent in the words and the beauty of its vision. A wonderful and expansive example of magic realism' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Trent Dalton, Australia's best-loved writer, sat on a busy street corner with a sky-blue Olivetti typewriter and asked the world a simple, direct question: Can you please tell me a love story? A blind man yearns to see the face of his wife of 30 years. A divorced mother has a secret affair with a travelling priest. A widower miraculously finds a three-minute video recorded by his wife before she died. A lumberjack’s heart falls in a forest. A working mum contemplates taking the photographs of her late husband down from the fridge. A girl writes her last letter to the grandfather she adored, then sets it on fire. A palliative care nurse helps a dying woman converse with the angel at the end of her bed. A renowned 100-year-old scientist ponders the one great earthly puzzle he was never able to solve: What is love? Endless stories. Human stories. Love stories. WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK: 'Told with the utmost care, this is writing at its best. Loved it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is a book that I'll treasure forever, it made me laugh, it made me cry and everything in between. Simply sublime' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Brilliant, deeply moving, profound and philosophical… My heart feels lighter after reading this book. This is exactly what my soul needed' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

*Make sure you read Trent Dalton's irresistible new novel, LOLA IN THE MIRROR, out now* ‘Electric’The Times ‘Thrilling’New York Times ‘Extraordinary’ Joanna Cannon THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES Australia, 1983Life is pretty tough right now for twelve-year-old Eli – what with his mute brother, a convicted murderer for a babysitter, a drug-dealing stepfather, an incarcerated mother and a long-lost father – surely it can’t get any worse?Think again. He’s about to fall in love, break into prison and cross paths with one of the most notorious criminals Brisbane has ever seen.A coming-of-age story like no other, Boy Swallows Universe is the most exhilarating novel you’ll read all year. WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK: 'Profound, endearing, brutal… this will move you beyond belief and keep you hooked until the very last page' ★★★★★ 'Poetic and beautiful, fast-paced and thrilling… One of my all-time favourite books' ★★★★★ 'Trent Dalton has captured the humour and tragedy that colours everyday life for kids just getting by. This novel is part true-crime, part hopeless romance, part magical realism and laugh-out-loud funny!' ★★★★★ 'One of the best books I've read in years… I promise you won't be disappointed' ★★★★★

*Make sure you read Trent Dalton''s irresistible new novel, LOLA IN THE MIRROR, out now*‘Electric’The Times‘Thrilling’New York Times‘Extraordinary’ Joanna CannonTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA MAJOR NETFLIX SERIESAustralia, 1983Life is pretty tough right now for twelve-year-old Eli – what with his mute brother, a convicted murderer for a babysitter, a drug-dealing stepfather, an incarcerated mother and a long-lost father – surely it can’t get any worse?Think again. He’s about to fall in love, break into prison and cross paths with one of the most notorious criminals Brisbane has ever seen.A coming-of-age story like no other, Boy Swallows Universe is the most exhilarating novel you’ll read all year.WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK:''Profound, endearing, brutal… this will move you beyond belief and keep you hooked until the very last page'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Poetic and beautiful, fast-paced and thrilling… One of my all-time favourite books'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Trent Dalton has captured the humour and tragedy that colours everyday life for kids just getting by. This novel is part true-crime, part hopeless romance, part magical realism and laugh-out-loud funny!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''One of the best books I''ve read in years… I promise you won''t be disappointed'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The most extraordinary writer – a rare talent' NIKKI GEMMELL, internationally bestselling author ‘A lyrical and mesmerising mythic quest story’SUNDAY EXPRESS ‘Extravagantly beautiful writing’ADELAIDE ADVERTISER ‘Unputdownable’SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 1942 – Japanese bombs rain down in Darwin, Australia. Motherless Molly Hook, the gravedigger’s daughter, turns to the road, seeking the deep-country sorcerer who put a curse on her family.By her side are the most unlikely travelling companions: Greta, a razor-tongued actress, and Yukio, a fallen Japanese fighter pilot.As they journey from the vine forests to Australia’s wild and magical monsoon lands, they will encounter grave danger and discover true love… Immerse yourself in a love letter to Australia from its best-loved writer. WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK: 'Wonderful, lyrical storytelling. Fabulous and absorbing, I really couldn’t put it down' ★★★★★ 'Gloriously enchanting, yet brutally gritty… imaginative and offbeat… I adored it' ★★★★★ 'I was hooked by the visceral magic inherent in the words and the beauty of its vision. A wonderful and expansive example of magic realism' ★★★★★

‘The most extraordinary writer – a rare talent'' NIKKI GEMMELL, internationally bestselling author‘A lyrical and mesmerising mythic quest story’SUNDAY EXPRESS‘Extravagantly beautiful writing’ADELAIDE ADVERTISER‘Unputdownable’SYDNEY MORNING HERALD1942 – Japanese bombs rain down in Darwin, Australia.Motherless Molly Hook, the gravedigger’s daughter, turns to the road, seeking the deep-country sorcerer who put a curse on her family.By her side are the most unlikely travelling companions: Greta, a razor-tongued actress, and Yukio, a fallen Japanese fighter pilot.As they journey from the vine forests to Australia’s wild and magical monsoon lands, they will encounter grave danger and discover true love…Immerse yourself in a love letter to Australia from its best-loved writer.WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK:''Wonderful, lyrical storytelling. Fabulous and absorbing, I really couldn’t put it down'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Gloriously enchanting, yet brutally gritty… imaginative and offbeat… I adored it'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''I was hooked by the visceral magic inherent in the words and the beauty of its vision. A wonderful and expansive example of magic realism'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Trent Dalton, Australia's best-loved writer, sat on a busy street corner with a sky-blue Olivetti typewriter and asked the world a simple, direct question: Can you please tell me a love story? A blind man yearns to see the face of his wife of 30 years. A divorced mother has a secret affair with a travelling priest. A widower miraculously finds a three-minute video recorded by his wife before she died. A lumberjack’s heart falls in a forest. A working mum contemplates taking the photographs of her late husband down from the fridge. A girl writes her last letter to the grandfather she adored, then sets it on fire. A palliative care nurse helps a dying woman converse with the angel at the end of her bed. A renowned 100-year-old scientist ponders the one great earthly puzzle he was never able to solve: What is love? Endless stories. Human stories. Love stories. WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK: 'Told with the utmost care, this is writing at its best. Loved it' ★★★★★ 'This is a book that I'll treasure forever, it made me laugh, it made me cry and everything in between. Simply sublime' ★★★★★ 'Brilliant, deeply moving, profound and philosophical… My heart feels lighter after reading this book. This is exactly what my soul needed' ★★★★★

Trent Dalton, Australia''s best-loved writer, sat on a busy street corner with a sky-blue Olivetti typewriter and asked the world a simple, direct question: Can you please tell me a love story?A blind man yearns to see the face of his wife of 30 years. A divorced mother has a secret affair with a travelling priest. A widower miraculously finds a three-minute video recorded by his wife before she died. A lumberjack’s heart falls in a forest. A working mum contemplates taking the photographs of her late husband down from the fridge. A girl writes her last letter to the grandfather she adored, then sets it on fire. A palliative care nurse helps a dying woman converse with the angel at the end of her bed. A renowned 100-year-old scientist ponders the one great earthly puzzle he was never able to solve: What is love?Endless stories. Human stories. Love stories.WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK:''Told with the utmost care, this is writing at its best. Loved it'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''This is a book that I''ll treasure forever, it made me laugh, it made me cry and everything in between. Simply sublime'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Brilliant, deeply moving, profound and philosophical… My heart feels lighter after reading this book. This is exactly what my soul needed'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A boisterous romp that spotlights serious social issues’ DAILY MAIL'A Down Under Demon Copperhead… it's more than feel-good, it's feel-everything. What a triumph' A. J. FINN Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, this is the irresistible new novel from the internationally bestselling author of BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE and ALL OUR SHIMMERING SKIES. 'Mirror, mirror, on the grass, what's my future? What's my past?' A girl and her mother have been on the run for sixteen years, from police and the monster they left in their kitchen with a knife in his throat.The girl has no name, but she has a dream – for a life of love, as an artist, outside the grip of the Brisbane underworld and its drug queen 'Lady' Flora Box.There's only one person who can help make her dreams come true: Lola. To find her, the girl with no name must do one of the hardest things we can. She must look in the mirror. Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, LOLA IN THE MIRROR is the irresistible new novel from the international bestselling author of BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE and ALL OUR SHIMMERING SKIES. WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK: 'A unique and exciting author… There is an air of the mystical and fantastical in Dalton's writing' ★★★★★ 'So well-written and thoroughly entrancing… Life-changing' ★★★★★ 'What an amazing, beautiful novel. Deep, involving, colourful… I thoroughly enjoyed' ★★★★★

‘A boisterous romp that spotlights serious social issues’ DAILY MAIL''A Down Under Demon Copperhead… it''s more than feel-good, it''s feel-everything. What a triumph'' A. J. FINNBighearted, gritty, magical and moving, this is the irresistible new novel from the internationally bestselling author of BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE and ALL OUR SHIMMERING SKIES.''Mirror, mirror, on the grass, what''s my future? What''s my past?''A girl and her mother have been on the run for sixteen years, from police and the monster they left in their kitchen with a knife in his throat.The girl has no name, but she has a dream – for a life of love, as an artist, outside the grip of the Brisbane underworld and its drug queen ''Lady'' Flora Box.There''s only one person who can help make her dreams come true: Lola. To find her, the girl with no name must do one of the hardest things we can. She must look in the mirror.Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, LOLA IN THE MIRROR is the irresistible new novel from the international bestselling author of BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE and ALL OUR SHIMMERING SKIES.WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK:''A unique and exciting author… There is an air of the mystical and fantastical in Dalton''s writing'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''So well-written and thoroughly entrancing… Life-changing'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''What an amazing, beautiful novel. Deep, involving, colourful… I thoroughly enjoyed'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

It's the story of a murder.It's the story of a marriage.It's the story of a lifetime. It's the story of a murder. It's the story of a marriage. It's the story of a lifetime. Noah and Rita. Rita and Noah. They’ve survived a lot: marriage, money troubles, two children and a hurricane that should have killed them. But can their relationship survive Noah’s obsession with a cold case murder?Noah, a true crime journalist, has just published his first book – the subject for which landed in his lap when the as-yet-unidentified killer of a local woman left a clue addressed to him in his home mailbox. Everything should be coming up roses for him and his family – but the local police hate him, he’s having creepy hallucinations, someone just tried to run him over, his beloved wife Rita has been writing him cryptic messages in the steam on the bathroom mirror – and another apocalyptic storm is heading to Brisbane…As Noah hurtles headfirst into his own swirling storm of secrets, can he cling for dear life to the only story that really matters – his love story with Rita?From the #1 bestselling author of BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE (made into a major Netflix series), this is dark, gritty, hilarious and unexpected: a novel about the stories we want to tell the world and those we shouldn't.

It's the story of a murder.It's the story of a marriage.It's the story of a lifetime. It's the story of a murder. It's the story of a marriage. It's the story of a lifetime. Noah and Rita. Rita and Noah. They’ve survived a lot: marriage, money troubles, two children and a hurricane that should have killed them. But can their relationship survive Noah’s obsession with a cold case murder?Noah, a true crime journalist, has just published his first book – the subject for which landed in his lap when the as-yet-unidentified killer of a local woman left a clue addressed to him in his home mailbox. Everything should be coming up roses for him and his family – but the local police hate him, he’s having creepy hallucinations, someone just tried to run him over, his beloved wife Rita has been writing him cryptic messages in the steam on the bathroom mirror – and another apocalyptic storm is heading to Brisbane…As Noah hurtles headfirst into his own swirling storm of secrets, can he cling for dear life to the only story that really matters – his love story with Rita?From the #1 bestselling author of BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE (made into a major Netflix series), this is dark, gritty, hilarious and unexpected: a novel about the stories we want to tell the world and those we shouldn't.

From the internationally bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe, three unlikely friends journey across Australia to escape danger during World War II.Darwin, 1942. As Japanese bombs rain down on her hometown, newly orphaned Molly Hook looks to the skies and runs for her life. Inside a duffel bag, she carries a stone heart and a map that will lead her to Longcoat Bob, the deep-country sorcerer whom she believes cursed her family. Accompanying her are the most unlikely traveling companions: Greta, a razor-tongued actress, and Yukio, a Japanese fighter pilot who''s abandoned his post.With messages from the skies above to guide them towards treasure, but foes close on their trail, the trio will encounter the beauty and vastness of the Northern Territory and survive in ways they never thought possible.A story about the gifts that fall from the sky, curses we dig from the earth, and secrets we bury inside ourselves, Trent Dalton''s brilliantly imagined novel is an odyssey of true love and grave danger, of darkness and light, of bones and blue heavens. It is a love letter to Australia and an ode to the art of looking up—a buoyant and magical tale, filled to the brim with warmth, wit, and wonder."A work of shimmering originality and energy, with extraordinary characters and a clever, thrilling plot. . . . unputdownable." —Sydney Morning Herald"A spellbinding saga of survival and transformation. . . . This is a wonder." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Achingly beautiful and poetic in its melancholy, All Our Shimmering Skies is a majestic and riveting tale of curses and the true meaning of treasure." —Booklist (starred review)

ESPEJITO, ESPEJITO SOBRE LA HIERBA, ¿CÓMO ES MI FUTURO? ¿CÓMO ES MI PASADO?Una niña y su madre llevan dieciséis años huyendo de la policía y del monstruo que dejaron en su cocina con un cuchillo en la garganta. Han encontrado su hogar en una furgoneta con las cuatro ruedas pinchadas aparcada en un desguace a orillas del río Brisbane.La niña no tiene nombre, porque los nombres son peligrosos cuando se huye. Pero la niña tiene un sueño. La visión de una vida como artista internacionalmente aclamada. Una vida fuera del control de «Lady» Flora Box, la reina de los bajos fondos en la ciudad. Una vida de amor con el chico que la está esperando en el puente que atraviesa un río desbordado y mortal. Una vida más allá de la bala con su nombre. Y, cuando empiezan a acumularse las nubes de tormenta, solo hay una persona que pueda ayudarla a hacer sus sueños realidad. Esa persona es Lola, es ella la que tiene todas las respuestas. Pero para encontrarla, la niña debe hacer una de las cosas más difíciles que existen: mirarse en el espejo.Del autor superventas internacional Trent Dalton, Lola en el espejo es una novela emotiva, mágica, llena de humor negro, dolorosa y bella, que habla de amor, destino, vida y muerte y todas las cosas que podemos ver al mirar en el espejo: todo nuestro pasado, todo nuestro presente y todos nuestros futuros posibles.«Un clamoroso acierto que se centra en graves problemas sociales». DAILY MAIL«Una Demon Copperhead australiana que sirve, más que para sentirse bien, para sentirlo todo. Un triunfo».A. J. FINN«Impredecible, fantástica… Hace falta una narrativa poderosa, como la que logra Dickens y como la que hace Dalton, para llegar a la vez al corazón y al cerebro; una escritura capaz de desarrollar ambas historias, la individual y la política/personal… Decir más sería destripar el final de esta historia compleja y sorprendente. Hay que leerla». SYDNEY MORNING HERALD«Una novela audaz, generosa, esperanzadora, divertida, oscura, reflexiva, verdadera y soberbiamente escrita. No es una estrella en alza, sino una definitiva». THE AUSTRALIAN

El chico que se comió el universo, además de ser elegido libro del año en Australia, ha sido destacado en Amazon Estados Unidos como debut destacado y seleccionado como uno de los 10 mejores libros del mes de abril. Ambientado en un empobrecido suburbio de la ciudad de Brisbane (Australia), El chico que se comió el universo es la inolvidable historia de Eli, un chico de doce años (y de su sabio y mudo hermano mayor August) que está intentando averiguar qué significa ser un buen hombre a partir de las figuras paternas que tiene: el septuagenario Slim Halliday, el prisionero huido de la justicia más famoso de Australia y babysitter de los hermanos; su padrastro de gran corazón y traficante de drogas Lyle; su padre, un alcohólico abrumado por la ansiedad; y su madre a la que reverencia. También es la historia de un chico joven que se enfrenta a un enemigo real y genuinamente terrible: Tytus Broz, un empresario local del que se rumorea reutiliza partes de los cadáveres de sus enemigos asesinados en su compañía de extremidades artificiales, y además es un capo de la heroína. Su vida es una divertida y desgarradora mezcla de lo cotidiano y lo vulgar, convertido en algo fascinante por el pragmatismo y la falta de cinismo de Eli.(…) Conmovedora, hilarante y con una imaginación sin fin, esta novela es una carta de amor a la ternura masculina ambientada entre una serie de sangrientas amputaciones y chutes provenientes del Triángulo de Oro."Gozoso. Sencillamente gozoso. Me abrazaba a mí mismo mientras lo leía. Mi corazón se aceleraba, crecía y llegaba a estallar; mis ojos derramaron lágrimas; el estómago me daba punzadas. El chico que se comió el universo es —y no puedo pensar en otra palabra más adecuada— mágico. Es un debut vibrante, vitalista, además de milagroso sobre la llegada de la madurez contado por un exquisito y dotado narrador… y, lo que, es más, es transformadora: después de leer el libro de Trent Dalton no volverás a ser el que eras antes".A.J. Finn autor de La mujer en la ventana."Recomendada para cualquiera que aprecie reírse y llorar a la vez".Katy Ball, Amazon."Un logro excepcional. Es el Cloudstreet de los bajos fondos criminales de los suburbios australianos".Herald Sun

Brisbane, 1985: Um pai perdido, um irmão mudo, uma mãe drogada, um padrasto traficante de heroína e um delinquente como ama. A vida de Eli Bell já era suficientemente complicada. Tudo o que quer é seguir o seu coração e compreender o significado de ser um bom homem, porém, o destino continua a criar-lhe obstáculos — Um dos quais é Tytus Broz, um traficante de droga lendário de Brisbane.No entanto, agora, a vida de Eli vai tornar-se ainda mais séria: Vai conhecer o pai de quem não se lembra, invadir a prisão de Boggo Road Gaol no dia de Natal para salvar a mãe, estar frente a frente com os criminosos que destruíram o seu mundo e apaixonar-se pela rapariga dos seus sonhos. Uma história de irmandade, de amor verdadeiro e da amizade mais improvável, O rapaz que conquistou o mundo será o romance mais doloroso, jubiloso e excitante que lerá este ano."Uma façanha excecional. É o Cloudstreet do submundo criminoso dos subúrbios australianos."Herald Sun"O rapaz que conquistou o mundo é uma dessas histórias que desafia as expectativas, reinventa as barreiras do género e seduz do princípio ao fim... Um verdadeiro tesouro."Good Reading"Magnífico"Adelaide Advertiser"Este livro iluminará até os dias mais cinzentos."Sydney Morning Herald"Traz-me lembranças muito claras da minha infância nos subúrbios."Daily Telegraph"É uma história sobre o potencial do mundo como um lugar de luz, de riso, de beleza, de perdão, de redenção e de amor."The Australian"Tão bom que o deixará com pele de galinha."Queensland Times"Vai partir-lhe o coração e fazê-lo rir-se... Às vezes, na mesma frase."Qantas Magazine"Leitura obrigatória"Herald Sun"Soberbo. O rapaz que conquistou o mundo confirma Trent Dalton como um genuíno génio das letras australiano."Annabel Crab"Uma façanha surpreendente... não conseguirá parar de o ler."David Wenham

DARWIN, AUSTRALIA, 1942Mientras las bombas japonesas caen sobre su ciudad natal, Molly Hook, la hija del sepulturero, que acaba de quedarse huérfana, mira al cielo y corre para salvar su vida. En una bolsa de lona lleva una piedra con forma de corazón y un mapa que la guiará hasta Longcoat Bob, el hechicero de la Australia profunda que ella cree que ha lanzado una maldición sobre su familia. Junto a ella, los compañeros de viaje más insólitos: Greta, una actriz de lengua afilada, y Yukio, un piloto de combate japonés desertor.Con mensajes desde el cielo para guiarlos hasta el tesoro, pero también con enemigos siguiéndolos de cerca, el trío se encontrará con la belleza y la vastedad del Territorio del Norte y sobrevivirá de maneras que nunca creyeron posibles.Una historia sobre los regalos que caen del cielo, las maldiciones que desenterramos y los secretos que enterramos en nuestro interior, la novela de imaginación deslumbrante de Trent Dalton es una odisea llena de amor verdadero y graves peligros, de oscuridad y luz, de huesos y cielos azules. Es una carta de amor a Australia y una oda al arte de mirar al cielo, un relato optimista y mágico que rebosa de calidez, humor y asombro.Del autor superventas internacional y aclamado por la crítica de El chico que se comió el universo, una fascinante e inspiradora novela de aventuras y amistades insólitas durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial en Australia.