“Ah, but you, Darkness, you know all this. I tell you night after night. Nothing will shock you. Maybe I go on at you in the hope that there's something beyond you. Some nights I sit here and talk and sob and stare out into the blackness thinking that if I look hard enough I'll see the light behind. But I stay out until the break of day, waiting, hoping, and there's only sunrise again.”
This novel takes readers on a harrowing journey through a desolate winter landscape, where a series of mysterious events unfolds. The story explores themes of isolation, fear, and the human psyche, as characters navigate a world shrouded in darkness. more
Tim Winton is an acclaimed Australian novelist known for his vivid portrayal of Australian rural life. His works often explore themes of family, friendship, and growth, and have won him a wide readership. more
“It's dark already and I'm out here again, talking, telling the story to the quiet night.”
“We have a limit, a very discouraging, humiliating limit: death.”
“You don't have to be anyone special to achieve something big. You just have to want to do it.”