The tension was up and down to catch you off guard and it had a kind of mesmerizing feel to it all – a heat wave of emotions that gripped from the start Such a dark and brooding book, very well paced with a gripping conclusion. While none of those places were anywhere near as dysfunctional as Kiewarra, they helped her get a sense of what it is like for people so reliant on things they cannot control, such as the land and the weather. Jane Harper’s Literary locations in The DryĪnd now we’re back to where it all began… The fictional but very realistic Kiewarra, in Victoria. The author explains that the town itself is an amalgamation of many rural communities she visited while working as a journalist in Australia and the UK. Jane Harper’s Literary locations in Force of Nature You’ll be pleased your’re not actually trekking with the characters in the book though. It’s all set and inspired by the Giralang Range mountains in the Alpine National Park in Victoria, Australia. Both are accurate as it’s still a dry landscape but one more covered in bracken and bush. The landscape of the second book was evoked very differently on the UK and US covers which interested me. Jane Harper’s Literary locations in The Lost Man Very cinematic and a thump to the chest ending. The way the community, the land, the people and the past all wove together despite the gritty sandstorm of the plot is testament to Jane’s skill as a writer. Now, a local man has been found lying in the grave…but why did he venture out here? and leave his car?

Used to frighten the children and people of this town.

For this is a land where you might never see another living soul for days. But in the middle of this landscape, among the cattle farms and single houses, there’s a grave where the legendary stockman is buried. This book is brilliantly evocative, and the action claustrophobic despite the vast landscape. If someone was looking for oblivion, that was the place to find it.” “ As far as he could see, the land stretched out, deep and open, all the way to the desert. If you get lost out here without water supplies, you die. Cattle stations dot the landscape, homes are few and far between. This is not just a setting, but a landscape of dust and dryness, heat and loss of hope. The way Jane captures the landscape of the outback is like a character in itself. “Balamara” Queensland, The Lost Man BookTrail Travel to The Lost Man locations

The lost man by jane harper