Stoner by John Williams

Stoner by John WilliamsThe greatest rediscovered classic of recent years, Stoner is a literary legend. This is the story of a quiet man, destined to be a farmer but who becomes an academic. It is book in which nothing and everything happens and is possibly the greatest novel you've never read. 'It's simply a novel about a guy who goes to college and becomes a teacher. But its one of the most fascinating things that you've ever come across' Tom Hanks, Time William Stoner

tensions rise when an illegitimate heir is introduced - and no one could predict the tragedy that follows

and this place

Friday is determined to uncover the truth

With $500 in her pocket and the conviction that she was following a divine path

Hilda Muir was one of those chosen to present a writ to the High Court on behalf of her fellow stolen-generation

music has always shaped Myf's life

as communities reclaim and renew them

baked in Australia and New Zealand for over a century

Marosa Vetalda is a prisoner in her own home

It's a notebook to scribble on and add to

A curt letter reporting his untimely death is all that returns

Through an enchanting-and often amusing-story about two struggling strangers who meet an eccentric tycoon who becomes their secret mentor