Read the novel before the stunning film adaptation – starring Mia Wasikowska – hits cinemas.
“I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back.” So begins Robyn Davidson's perilous journey across 1,700 miles of hostile Australian desert to the sea with only four camels and a dog for company. Enduring sweltering heat, fending off poisonous snakes and lecherous men, chasing her camels when they get skittish and nursing them when they are injured, Davidson emerges as an extraordinarily courageous heroine driven by a love of Australia's landscape, an empathy for its indigenous people, and a willingness to cast away the trappings of her former identity.
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Tracks by Robyn Davidson is out now through Bloomsbury, and the film adaptation will hit cinemas March 3. Keep your eyes peeled for our next edition (out Feb 17) for more on Tracks and its journey to screen.
Closing date: February 12, 2014
