- Published: 16 May 2023
- ISBN: 9781761048166
- Imprint: Penguin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 432
- RRP: $22.99
The Sound Of One Hand Clapping

















- Published: 16 May 2023
- ISBN: 9781761048166
- Imprint: Penguin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 432
- RRP: $22.99
‘Heart-wrenching and beautifully written... a rare and remarkable achievement. Given its subject matter it could have been as grittily depressing as anything by Zola or Orwell, yet somehow amid all the relentless squalor, what Orwell called the “crystal spirit” shines indomitably through’
Los Angeles Times
‘Haunting and unforgettable’
Canberra Times
‘The novel that moved me to tears’
Sydney Morning Herald
‘A story about redemptive love, a celebration of the resilience of individuals and of their power to change... deeply moving, eventually uplifting’
Adelaide Advertiser
‘An almost unbearably sad story... an epic tragedy conducted under the author’s microscope which requires fortitude and a man-sized box of tissues to get through... this novel is a passionately literary account of one of this country’s formative experiences’
Sunday Age
From its wonderfully atmospheric opening to its touching conclusion, this is a heartbreaking story, beautifully told.
Literary Review (London)