A Tasmanian river guide named Aljaz Cosini finds himself trapped and drowning within a roaring waterfall on the wild Franklin River, caught between life and death as tourists he has led scramble to save him. Suspended in this moment of crisis, Aljaz is visited by visions both horrifying and magnificent, pulling him through memories of his own past and the deeper history of his country. Richard Flanagan weaves personal reckoning with national identity into a gripping story of survival against the untamed river. Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2014.
