The Luminaries
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WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE
'A breathtakingly ambitious mystery ... as beautiful as it is triumphant.' Daily Mail
An astonishing, epic story of promise, deceit and desperation in New Zealand's gold rush.
'What brings a fellow down here, you know, to the ends of the earth - what sparks a…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Luminaries as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I’ve always wanted to go to New Zealand, and I picked this up mostly because of that desire. (Also, TBH, because a reviewer said this was a book people would either be too scared to start or would never put down, and I took that as a challenge.)
Despite these pretty simple reasons for starting—and finishing—the book, The Luminaries has become one of my all-time favorite novels.
Set in the mid-1860s, Catton tells the story of Scotsman Walter Moody. He travels to New Zealand’s southern island and finds himself immediately intertwined in more than one mystery. He serves as the…
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