The luminaries /
Catton, Eleanor, 1985-
The luminaries / Eleanor Catton. - London : Granta, 2013. - 832 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Illustrations on lining papers.
It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the New Zealand goldfields. On arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of twelve local men, who have met in secret to discuss a series of unsolved crimes. A wealthy man has vanished, a whore has tried to end her life, and an enormous fortune has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into the mystery: a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely patterned as the night sky.
9781847084316 (hbk.) : £18.99 9781847084316 (hbk.)
Historical fiction.
Modern & contemporary fiction
New Zealand--History--1853-1876--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical.
PR9639.4.C39 / L8 2013
823.914 CAT
The luminaries / Eleanor Catton. - London : Granta, 2013. - 832 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Illustrations on lining papers.
It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the New Zealand goldfields. On arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of twelve local men, who have met in secret to discuss a series of unsolved crimes. A wealthy man has vanished, a whore has tried to end her life, and an enormous fortune has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into the mystery: a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely patterned as the night sky.
9781847084316 (hbk.) : £18.99 9781847084316 (hbk.)
Historical fiction.
Modern & contemporary fiction
New Zealand--History--1853-1876--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical.
PR9639.4.C39 / L8 2013
823.914 CAT