The Rain Heron is equal parts horror and wonder and utterly gripping. Robbie Arnott’s stunning second novel remakes our relationship with the natural world. As their lives entwine, unravel and erupt - as myths merge with reality - both Ren and the soldier are forced to confront what they regret, what they love and what they fear. But when a young soldier comes to the mountains in search of a local myth, Ren is inexorably drawn into her impossible mission. Tasmanian author Robbie Arnott has a new book (Limberlost) due out soon, so it was time to read his novel which I’d bought as soon as it was released in 2020. High on the forested slopes, she survives by hunting and trading - and forgetting. Just a quick review this time, I’m rather busy with preparation for tradesmen in the house. Ren lives alone on the remote frontier of a country devastated by a coup.
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