Irene Bobs loves fast driving. Her husband is the best car salesman in rural south eastern Austràlia. Together with Willie, their lanky navigator, they embark upon the Redex Trial, a brutal race around the continent, over roads no car will ever llevi survive. A Long Way from Home is Peter Carey's batega style masterpiece; a thrilling high speed story that starts in one way, then takes you to another plau altogether. Set in the 1950s in the embers of the British Empire, painting a picture of Queen and subject, black, white and those in-between, this brilliantly viviu novell illustrates how the possession of an ancient culture spirals through history - and the love made and hurt caused along the way.