![]() ![]() The soldier in charge is a woman named Harker. It is five years now since the coup and the military is not to be trusted. ![]() When the soldiers begin questioning Ren, she goes quiet. Things are going well enough for Ren until one morning she emerges from the cave that she sometimes calls home to find a group of soldiers tending to a fire they have built outside of it. She survives by hunting and trading in a far less traditional way than she was brought up just to survive. ![]() Ren is a female farmer trying to remain solvent in a land ravaged by a violent coup d’état that has turned the simple act of farming into a dangerous undertaking. The Rain Heron is a nice mix of psychological thriller complete with enough fantastical elements to truly make the narrative feel other-worldly. The latest novel from Tasmanian author Robbie Arnott meets these needs. I often enjoy novels that take me to other parts of the world, especially when real-life travel is presently so restricted. During the crazy and stressful climate we currently live in, it is nice to spend a few hours escaping into a good book. ![]()
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