Cloudstreet 2

In Cloudstreet by Tim Winton, two bruised families head for Perth and end up sharing a ramshackle house that seems to have a life of its own—an iconic Australian literary fiction tale told with grit, humour and a big, generous heart.

After separate calamities, the steady, church-going Lambs and the chaotic Pickleses find themselves thrown together as reluctant housemates and accidental kin. Over twenty years, the place they call Cloudstreet becomes a testing ground for luck and loss, faith and doubt, and the everyday work of keeping a family going. Winton’s writing catches the sound of working-class Perth, the push and pull of community, and the strange ways a home can hold memory.

Perfect for readers who love Australian classics, multi-generational family stories, and novels rich in character and setting, this clothbound Penguin Modern Australian Classics edition is made to be kept.

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