Author | Judy Nunn |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Random House Australia |
Publication date | 2015 |
Publication place | Australia |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Spirits of the Ghan is 2015 Australian novel by writer Judy Nunn. It is Nunn's thirteenth novel.[1] The book was inspired by a journey that Nunn took on the Ghan.[2]
The novel follows the final stages of the completion of the Ghan railway line across central Australia. It focuses on the characters of Jessica Manning, a negotiator who engages with the local Aboriginal inhabitants, and Matthew Witherton, the leader of a survey team tasked with ensuring the railway line is completed.