Published: Oct. 02, 2012
Words: 79,435 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781301890521

Short description

At any age, in any age, we could all fall by the highway of life. Charlie and Angel are two such teenagers, who break the monotony of their foster home life by breaking into houses. When a burglary goes wrong, they escape in a stolen van along the Great Central Road. What follows, just as they are beginning find somewhere to belong, is murder and a ruthless international crime syndicate.

Extended description

At any age, in any age, we could all fall by the highway of life. Charlie and Angel are two such teenagers, who break the monotony of their foster home life by breaking into houses. When a burglary goes wrong, they escape in a stolen van along the Great Central Road. What follows, just as they are beginning find somewhere to belong, is murder and a ruthless international crime syndicate.
They meet two German tourists who have broken down, and together the four of them travel the Great Central Road.
As Angel learns to use the camera she has also stolen, she discovers a special affinity for photography. She practices on the abandoned cars they find by the road, and perhaps because she also feels abandoned she seems to have a special talent for this.
At Warburton they meet a community of desert artists. One of them, Daisy, encourages Angel to exhibit her photographs in an exhibition in Alice Springs commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Great Central Road.
In Alice Springs they.. (Read more) At any age, in any age, we could all fall by the highway of life. Charlie and Angel are two such teenagers, who break the monotony of their foster home life by breaking into houses. When a burglary goes wrong, they escape in a stolen van along the Great Central Road. What follows, just as they are beginning find somewhere to belong, is murder and a ruthless international crime syndicate.
They meet two German tourists who have broken down, and together the four of them travel the Great Central Road.
As Angel learns to use the camera she has also stolen, she discovers a special affinity for photography. She practices on the abandoned cars they find by the road, and perhaps because she also feels abandoned she seems to have a special talent for this.
At Warburton they meet a community of desert artists. One of them, Daisy, encourages Angel to exhibit her photographs in an exhibition in Alice Springs commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Great Central Road.
In Alice Springs they set to work to produce posters for the exhibition. Both Charlie and Angel are at last beginning to feel as if they belong somewhere. But the acceptance is short lived when the owner of the gallery is found murdered and suspicion turns on Charlie.
Feeling as if they can never escape their past, they are about to flee when Charlie is arrested.
With the help of the two Germans Angel uncovers the real culprits, a gang of ruthless international art thieves whose crimes put their own misdemeanors in perspective.
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Tags

coming of age, road trip, australia, art crime, crime adventure, art forgery, australian aboriginal, australia adventure, young aduld, australia outback, australian road trip

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Review by: Heather Peet on Feb. 18, 2013 :
Loved the book and it's charaters enjoyed the references to WA.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Karen Bon on Feb. 14, 2013 :
Read this in 2 nights - great! Evoked so many memories of outback travel and landscape of Australia inland. Charlie and Angel were engaging characters - loved their way of viewing the world and finding their place in it. Recommend.
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Review by: Karen Bon on Feb. 14, 2013 :
Read this in 2 nights - great! Evoked so many memories of outback travel and landscape of Australia inland. Charlie and Angel were engaging characters - loved their way of viewing the world and finding their place in it. Recommend.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Anke Goldschmidt on Feb. 13, 2013 :
A really good read. The author has empathy with his characters and they are always believable. He shows how Life is what actually happens while you're making other plans.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Mike Wood on Feb. 11, 2013 :
Really enjoyed this book, great to see the West Australian landscape so vividly described.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Ruby on Jan. 26, 2013 :
Thought provoking read. Characters are engaging and their situation and the landscape well described. The book touches on many issues that affect young indigenous Australians.
(reviewed long after purchase)

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