The Red Highway

This is the story of a quest - a journey down the red highway. On returning from a war zone' Nicolas Rothwell begins to explore the deserts and towns' sleepy coastline and hidden worlds of Australia's north. As he travels' his journey gathers momentum and finds a shape. He has unforgettable' even mystical encounters; with a priest' an explorer' a collector and a hunter. It becomes a quest - for knowledge and a sense of home - that builds to a stunning culmination. Nicolas Rothwell is among Australia's most gifted writers' and The Red Highway is a one - of - a - kind book. It explores death' friendship' travel and art' and evokes a unique and mesmerising part of the country.