Trent Dalton — All Our Shimmering Skies

Fourth Estate 2020 Paperback, 288pp. Darwin, 1942, and as Japanese bombs rain down, motherless Molly Hook, the gravedigger\'s daughter, turns once again to the sky for guidance. She carries a stone heart inside a duffel bag next to the map that leads to Longcoat Bob, the deep-country sorcerer who put a curse on her family. By her side are the most unlikely travelling companions: Greta, a razor-tongued actress and Yukio, a fallen Japanese fighter pilot. Run, Molly, run, says the daytime sky. Run to the vine forests. Run to northern Australia\'s wild and magical monsoon lands. Run to friendship. Run to love. Run. Because the graverobber\'s coming, Molly, and the night-time sky is coming with him. So run, Molly, run. (ISBN: 9781460753903). Good.