by Tim Winton · Picador · tapa dura · ISBN 9780330339414
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«The Riders» is the literary fiction novel by Tim Winton, published by Picador in hardcover (384 pages, in English).
Fred Scully waits at an airport for his wife and daughter to begin a new life in Ireland, but only the girl gets off the flight. His wife's disappearance sends Scully on a harrowing search across Europe while he tries to care for the child, in a story about the fragility of family and the weight of uncertainty.
First edition; the novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book in the South East Asia and Pacific region in 1995.
Will appeal to readers of contemporary literary fiction and to book clubs.
Timothy John Winton is an Australian writer. He has written novels, children's books, non-fiction books, and short stories. In 1997, he was named a Living Treasure by the National Trust of Australia, and has won the Miles Franklin Award four times.
