The Conversations at Curlow Creek

A new work of fiction by the author of Remembering Babylon. It is 1827, and, in a remote hut high on the plains of New South Wales, two strangers spend the night in talk. One, an illiterate Irishman, and ex-convict and bushranger, is to be hanged at dawn. The other is the police officer who has been sent to supervise the hanging. As the night wears on, the two men share memories and uncover unlikely connections between their lives. 240 pp. Author tour. 20,000 print.

From the Hardcover edition.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 01/12/1998
ISBN: 9780679779056
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.60d

Review Citations: New York Times 01/18/1998 pg. 24