The Source of the Sound / Patrick Holland
From medieval Europe to outback Queensland, from war-torn Bosnia to China and on to the shores of the Aral Sea, The Source of the Sound traces the journeys of exiles in search of home.
In subtle, understated prose Patrick Holland charts a world of belonging and loss, lingering in its silence to capture the light that penetrates its deepest shadows. Sparse yet evocative, intimate yet powerful, these stories will resonate with readers long after they are finished.
Patrick Holland grew up in outback Queensland, where he worked as a horseman, before moving to Brisbane. His is the author of the travel book, Riding the Trains in Japan and the novels: The Long Road of the Junkmailer, which won the Queensland Premier’s Award for Best Emerging Author and was short-listed for the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize, Best First Book, The Mary Smokes Boys, which was long-listed for the Miles Franklin Award and shortlisted for the AgeBook of the Year, and One.
“Beautiful and bittersweet.”
