description: Will Dance is the son of a "drowner, " a man who understands the secrets of irrigation. With actress Angelica Lloyd, whom he meets at the public baths, Will journeys to western Australia to work on the engineering miracle that was to bring fresh water uphill to a desert town gripped by two the goldrush and typhoid. While the love story of Angelica and Will is at the heart of this novel, it is but a part of the daring epic romance that unfolds.
language: English
title: Drowner
titlecomplete: Drowner
genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Africa, Australia, Novels
ratings_count: 260
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: New South Wales Premier's Literary Award
category: Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Victorian Premier's Literary Award
category: Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction
publisher: Penguin Australia