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2001 Nominated

Last of the Sane Days

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Way back before his body became his enemy or he had even heard of Friedrich Nietzche, a boy named Rafael sat at his bedroom window and waited foe a silvery-white flash to appear in the blue dome of the sky.’
When Raf realises his dream and becomes an airforce pilot, he lives to fly – until a mysterious illness takes his wings away. At his lowest, and in constant pain, he finds solace in Nietzsche whose writings promise a cure of a different kind.

While on a pilgrimage in Nietzche’s footsteps, he meets Hilary, a doctor haunted by the deaths of her patients. Together they travel from the Riviera to the Swiss Alps before their journey ends in Turin where Nietzsche went mad. En route they discover that there are other ways to fly. A novel about philosophy, pain and the strange powers of love.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Fiona
Capp

Fiona Capp is the internationally published author of three works of non-fiction, including That Oceanic Feeling, a memoir about her love for the sea and surfing. She is also the author of three novels: NIGHT SURFING, LAST OF THE SANE DAYS and MUSK & BYRNE. Her most recent book is part memoir, part journey through the landscapes which inspired Australian poet Judith Wright, MY BLOOD’S COUNTRY. (from Publisher)

Fiona Capp is the internationally published author of three works of non-fiction, including That Oceanic Feeling, a memoir about her love for the sea and surfing. She is also the author of three novels: NIGHT SURFING, LAST OF THE SANE DAYS and MUSK & BYRNE. Her most recent book is part memoir, part journey through the landscapes which inspired Australian poet Judith Wright, MY BLOOD’S COUNTRY. (from Publisher)

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Australia
Author
Publisher
Allen & Unwin

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