juice
Tim Winton (Picador)
The latest novel by Tim Winton (twice shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize) is juiceand it begins in a seemingly familiar, even clichéd way. A man and a young girl in a futuristic pimp truck traverse the outback of post-apocalyptic Australia. Even in the real world, the Outback holds many dangers for the unprepared. Winton’s fictional far-future outback is so hot and desolate that even the most experienced and well-prepared person behind the wheel is unlikely to survive. And the girl…