This lyrical and devastating new novel from the Stella-Prize winning author of The Strays offers us startling and profound visions of the world and our place in it. Memorable and moving, this is a novel not to be missed. We read with increasing horror and denial as we approach the cataclysmic conclusion of Will’s American odyssey, dreading what is galloping towards us, but utterly unable to look away. A sparkling debut.-The National Book Review, '5 Hot Books' A haunting evocation of life-changing friendship.THE STRAYS is a marvel of setting and characterization, re-creating a time of artistic revolution and personal revelation. About the Author Emily Bitto lives in Melbourne. Wild Abandon is a headlong tumble through the falling world of end-days capitalism, a haunting, hyperreal snapshot of our own strange times. The Strays is an engrossing story of ambition, sacrifice and compromised loyalties from an exciting talent. These two men in crisis form an unlikely friendship, but Will has no idea just how close to the edge Wayne truly is. By fate or random chance, Will’s journey takes him deep into the American heartland where he meets Wayne Gage, a fast-living, troubled Vietnam veteran, would-be spirit guide and collector of exotic animals. Landing in the excessive, uncanny-familiar glamour and plenitude of New York City, Will makes a vow to say yes to everything that comes his way. In the fall of 2011, a heartbroken young man flees Australia for the USA.
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