Rain birds /
McKnight, Harriet,
Rain birds / Harriet McKnight. - Carlton VIC : Black Inc., an imprint of Schwartz Publishing Pty Ltd, 2017. - 282 pages : 24 cm.
Nearby, conservation biologist Arianna Brandt is involved in trying to reintroduce the threatened glossy black cockatoos into the wilds of Murrungowar National Park. Alone in the bush, with her birds failing to thrive, Arianna's personal demons start to overwhelm her and risk undoing everything. At first, when the two women's paths cross, they appear at loggerheads, but are they ultimately invested in the same outcome, even if for different reasons? Rain Birds is an accomplished and unforgettable novel examining personal tragedy as set against global and environmental responsibilities, and how we negotiate our often-conflicting ideals.
9781863959827
Black cockatoos--Fiction.
Australian fiction.
Women biologists--Fiction.
Black cockatoos.
Australian fiction.
Rare birds--Australia--Fiction.
Alzheimer's disease--Patients--Family relationships--Fiction.
Black cockatoos--Reintroduction--Fiction.
Australian
Fiction.
Australian fiction
Australian stories--Print --Adult fiction
A823.4
Rain birds / Harriet McKnight. - Carlton VIC : Black Inc., an imprint of Schwartz Publishing Pty Ltd, 2017. - 282 pages : 24 cm.
Nearby, conservation biologist Arianna Brandt is involved in trying to reintroduce the threatened glossy black cockatoos into the wilds of Murrungowar National Park. Alone in the bush, with her birds failing to thrive, Arianna's personal demons start to overwhelm her and risk undoing everything. At first, when the two women's paths cross, they appear at loggerheads, but are they ultimately invested in the same outcome, even if for different reasons? Rain Birds is an accomplished and unforgettable novel examining personal tragedy as set against global and environmental responsibilities, and how we negotiate our often-conflicting ideals.
9781863959827
Black cockatoos--Fiction.
Australian fiction.
Women biologists--Fiction.
Black cockatoos.
Australian fiction.
Rare birds--Australia--Fiction.
Alzheimer's disease--Patients--Family relationships--Fiction.
Black cockatoos--Reintroduction--Fiction.
Australian
Fiction.
Australian fiction
Australian stories--Print --Adult fiction
A823.4
