Publisher information
- Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- ISBN: 9780802144775
- Number of pages: 272
- Languages: English
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Wanting
Set in the mid to late 19th century and told in alternating chapters, it centres around Sir John Franklin's time as Governor of Van Diemen's Land in Tasman... READ MORE
Wanting
The best book I have read in ages, this journey through colonisation and human desire truly lived up to the praise 'unputdownable,' even more so when it co... READ MORE
Wanting
Wanting, is a novel that brings together three people of history, who have wants and desires, and in all cases some tragedy befell them.Sir John Franklin, ... READ MORE
Wanting
Wanting is about the parallel lives of Charles Dickens and the Arctic Explorer Sir John Franklin which are interwoven by unexpected events and tragedies. R... READ MORE
Wanting
Wanting explores the parallel lives of Charles Dickens and the family of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin. It's a compelling study of desire and how it af... READ MORE
Not my taste unfortunately
This is an interesting novel to someone like myself who lived in Australia for a short time. And especially so since i worked in the State Archive of Weste... READ MORE
Wanting
For me this was an historical novel, pulling us into the lives of Charles Dickens and the Franklins.The title 'Wanting' becomes clear, how this desire affe... READ MORE
Wanting
This was a surprising read as I tend to shy away from historical novels. The factual content and endless dates and characters usually fail to hold my conc... READ MORE