Night air perfumed with fried chicken and sweat
Charred mulga-root
Tobacco
And the faintest trace of water rising
From deep beneath our feet
Songlines, highways, coffins, campfire satellites. In this new collection, four inland writers tell stories made by country and about people made by place.
'An important contribution to the literature of place an an intimate, irresistible conversation. These are strong voices, charged in various ways by the particular energy of central Australia. A generous invitation to listen.' — Jennifer Mills
