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Cherrywood - Jack Serong
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Book Title: Cherrywood
Author: Jock Serong
Discover Cherrywood, the mesmerizing new novel by award-winning author Jock Serong, a tale of wonder, legacy, and reinvention that spans decades and continents. With a rich tapestry of characters and an imaginative, darkly playful narrative, this literary masterpiece will captivate fans of Trent Dalton and Robbie Arnott.
In Edinburgh, 1916, ambitious industrialist Thomas Wrenfether sets out to build a grand paddlesteamer from rare European cherrywood on the other side of the world, in booming Melbourne. But his extravagant vision is fraught with challenges and unintended consequences.
Decades later, in 1993 Melbourne, lonely lawyer Martha stumbles upon a peculiar pub called The Cherrywood. What begins as a simple stop for a bottle of wine turns into a transformative experience as Martha uncovers the building’s curious history and its enigmatic inhabitants. As past and present intertwine, Martha is drawn into a story of love, mystery, and the enduring threads of human connection.
A profound exploration of community, identity, and the unexpected paths we take, Cherrywood is a deeply moving novel that lingers long after the final page.
Read if you like: Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton or Flames by Robbie Arnott.
Match an album: Parachutes by Coldplay.
Blurb
Blurb
One rainy Friday evening in the winter of 1993, a taxi swept through the streets of East Melbourne, on its way from the city to Richmond. That year was one of the few remaining when a great deal was known of the world but not yet so much that the world had become over-known. Small gaps remained ...'
Edinburgh, 1916: A rich Scottish industrialist, Thomas Wrenfether, impulsively embarks on a mad scheme to build a paddlesteamer out of dubiously sourced European cherrywood on the other side of the world, in booming Melbourne, Australia. But nothing goes according to plan.
Melbourne, 1993: Martha is a clever, lonely and frustrated lawyer. One night, on impulse, she stops at a strange pub in Fitzroy, The Cherrywood, for a bottle of wine. The mysterious building and its inhabitants make an indelible impression, and she slowly begins to deduce odd truths about the pub.
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