Hardcover edition of a novel, originally published in 1991, and winner of the Miles Franklin, NBC Banjo and WA Premier's awards in Australia and the Deo Gloria prize in Britain. Tells the story of two rural families who flee to the city after experiencing separate catastrophes. It is in the great house of Cloudstreet that they begin their lives again from scratch. The award-winning author has written five other novels, a book of non-fiction and four books for children.