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Little World

Little World

by Josephine Rowe

A Novel

Format
Paperback
Category
Fiction
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Publish Date
April 2025

A mesmerising tale from one of Australia's literary stars

'He has no notion of how to care for a saint. Even a small one. Does not even believe ... Still. Catholic or not. You don't turn away a saint.'

In the north-western corner of 1950s Australia, a saint arrives at the home of a retired engineer, who unwittingly becomes her custodian. A girl of indeterminate age, her body remains as it was when she died, incorruptible. And though no one knows it, she is conscious, reflecting on past and present.

Little World stretches across continents and eras - from the Canal Zone in Panama and the island of Nauru all the way to the onset of Covid in contemporary Victoria. Beautiful, rich and strange, it weaves a tale of interconnected fates as characters grapple with the unknowable, and in this way come face to face with their deepest needs.

'Josephine Rowe is a breathtakingly good writer.' -Michelle de Kretser

'Each new work from Josephine Rowe is a revelation.' -Madeleine Thien

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