by Peter Twohig
The Cartographer is his first novel.
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Acknowledgments
Many thanks to the following, for their help during the writing of this novel.
To my fabulous agent Lyn Tranter, and to Karen Colston and Kirsten Tranter at Australian Literary Management for their readings and feedback.
To Jo Butler, Sue Brockhoff, Jo Jarrah, designers Matt Stanton and Jane Waterhouse, editor extraordinaire Amanda O’Connell, and everyone at HarperCollins for their industry, enthusiasm and hospitality.
To Ann Parry for her readings of the book; to my sister, Kate, for her feedback, and for her memories of wicked nuns, lollies and Boston buns.
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First published in Australia in 2012
This edition published in 2012
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National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data:
Twohig, Peter.
The cartographer
ISBN 978 0 7322 9316 1 (pbk.)
ISBN 978 0 7304 9380 8 (epub)
A823.4
Cover design by Jane Waterhouse and Matt Stanton, HarperCollins Design Studio
Cover Illustration by Matt Stanton, HarperCollins Design Studio