The Sun Walks Down Michaelides and a political acuity that

and a political acuity that is needle-sharp

In this stunning contemporary retelling of “The Crane Wife” by the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Young college graduate Carol Kennicott moves from a big city to Gopher Prairie

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The Sun Walks Down Michaelides and a political acuity thatIn September 1883, the South Australian town of Fairly huddles under strange, vivid sunsets. Six year old Denny Wallace has gone missing during a dust storm, and the whole town is intent on finding him. As they search the desert and mountains for the lost child, the residents of Fairly newlyweds, landowners, farmers, mothers, artists, Indigenous trackers, cameleers, children, schoolteachers, widows, maids, policemen explore their own relationships