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Bereft

by Chris Womersley

First published 2010

About the book

The year is 1919 and the Great War has ended. Sergeant Quinn Walker, damaged body and soul by his experiences in the killing fields of France, decides to return home to the small and desolate town of Flint, Australia, to set right the past.

Prizes

  1. 2011
    Miles Franklin Literary Award
    Shortlist

About the author

Chris Womersley, born 1968, Australia.

Subjects

Catalogue record

Author
Womersley, Chris, 1968–
Statement
Bereft / Chris Womersley.

Book facts

ISBN
978-1-4027-9839-9
4 more ISBNs
  • 978-1-4027-9813-9
  • 978-1-921753-33-6
  • 978-1-921640-60-5
  • 978-1-74285-881-4
Records
Open Library Wikidata

Catalogue data checked 3 October 2026

Miles Franklin Literary Award 2011 shortlist

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