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Fiction

Nameless wonders

Wonders of a Godless World by Andrew McGahan

by Kerryn Goldsworthy
October 2009, no. 315

Wonders of a Godless World by Andrew McGahan

Allen & Unwin, $32.99 pb, 336 pp, 9781741758092

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Every book implicitly asks its reader a question: What am I? Sometimes this is an easy question to answer, but at other times, as with Andrew McGahan’s new novel, one must reply, ‘I have no idea; I’ve never seen anything like you before.’

 


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Wonders of a Godless World by Andrew McGahan

Allen & Unwin, $32.99 pb, 336 pp, 9781741758092

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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