At the Edge of the Solid World

Shortlisted for the 2021 Miles Franklin Literary Award

An Australian Book Review Book of the Year for 2020


“There are, in a sense, many books in this single work, and their merging is gainful, like an alloy whose molten components are improved through complexity… Most extraordinary is Davis Wood’s ability to blur the boundaries between narratives until, from their yielding, edgeless form, emerges a new shape.”

Naama Grey-Smith
Australian Book Review


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