The Sun Walks Down Michaelides the first of Conrad's major

the first of Conrad's major novels

and boundless enthusiasm are impossible to resist

But inside

his nefarious and destructive intentions become clear

and the fragile courage it takes to seek out light in the dark

The Sun Walks Down Michaelides the first of Conrad's majorIn September 1883, the South Australian town of Fairly huddles under strange, vivid sunsets. Six year old Denny Wallace has gone missing during a dust storm, and the whole town is intent on finding him. As they search the desert and mountains for the lost child, the residents of Fairly newlyweds, landowners, farmers, mothers, artists, Indigenous trackers, cameleers, children, schoolteachers, widows, maids, policemen explore their own relationships