The Luminaries: Booker Prize Winner 2013 by ELEANOR CATTON
About The Book Hokitika, New Zealand is in the midst of a gold rush in 1866 bringing along a population of prospectors, businessmen and all sorts of surveyors. Walter Moody, a lawyer, is among them, hoping to increase his fortune. He wished to start a new life of comforts away from home. His harrowing travels from England leave him in need of a stiff drink which brings him to a local hotel and into a secret assemblage of twelve men. These men have nothing in common and share no interest in each others' lives, except that they share a secret. Unbeknownst to this, Walter Moody approaches one of the men and realizes that he has stumbled upon a confidential meeting. Eventually, the men confide in Moody and reveal how such different men happened to be thrown together. A young and wealthy man has disappeared, the town drunk has died, leaving a very generous and suspicious legacy and a prostitute has attempted suicide. And this all happened on the same night. Moody gets sucked into the situation immediately. Eleanor Catton's exquisite masterpiece called The Luminaries: Booker Prize Winner 2013, combines adventure and mystery with poised and controlled storytelling. She weaves vivid characters that have no secrets from the readers about their morality and scruples. The Luminaries was published in 2013 by Granta Books and is available in paperback as an exported edition. Key Features Written by a Man Booker Prize Winner of 2013. A rich tale of mystery by the youngest ever winner of the Prize.
Categories: Mystery
