A World Elsewhere
  • Published: 15 August 2013
  • ISBN: 9780099572039
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $27.99

A World Elsewhere

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2 Aug 2012
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15 Aug 2013
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A World Elsewhere is the tale of an extraordinary man betrayed by his closest friend - from an author described by Annie Proulx as 'a brilliant and accomplished writer'.

Landish Druken, son of a Newfoundland sealing captain, is a formidable figure - broader than most doorways, quick-witted and sharp-tongued. He turns his back on family tradition and leaves St John's to head to Princeton University, where he is befriended by 'Van' Vanderluyden, son of the wealthiest man in America. When Landish is betrayed by Van he is banished from Princeton and his hopes crumble.

Back in St John's, Landish adopts an orphan, Deacon. With nothing but trust, humour and compassion, he raises Deacon alone until poverty leaves them with nowhere to turn, but to Van. They journey to North Carolina where Van has built Vanderland, a huge and magnificent castle. There they are swiftly pulled into Van's web of lies and deceit, and Landish and Deacon's bond is truly tested.
  • Published: 15 August 2013
  • ISBN: 9780099572039
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $27.99
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About the author

Wayne Johnston

Wayne Johnston is the author of several novels, including the internationally acclaimed The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, published in 1999 and shortlisted for both the Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award, and The Divine Ryans, which has been filmed starring Pete Postlethwaite. Wayne Johnston was born in Newfoundland, Canada.

Also by Wayne Johnston

The Colony Of Unrequited Dreams
The Divine Ryans
Baltimore's Mansion
The Navigator Of New York
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Praise for A World Elsewhere

A poetic and very deft observation of the nature of the bond between parent and child

Tod McEwan, Sunday Herald

Rich, flamboyant and tragicomic… A grand and glorious Gothic romance

Eileen Battersby, Irish Times

A brilliant and accomplished writer

Annie Proulx

A wondrous writer - of rich, irresistibly readable prose. He possesses a deft intelligence and a rare sense of what's truly interesting to tell about life

Richard Ford

A literary giant who has god-given talent

Will Ferguson

Endearing... Uplifting

Times Literary Supplement

Drawing on the real-life Vanderbilt legend, this is a strange, utterly original novel, essentially about fathers and sons

Mail on Sunday

There’s a powerful sense of the emotional blackmail and deceit that keeps Druken tied to the premises of his nemesis

Alred Hickling, Guardian

Tale of betrayal, deceit and corruption

Femke Colborne, Big Issue in the North