Shortlisted for the 2013 Stella Prize

The Burial – Courtney Collins

Fiction · Allen & Unwin

The Burial

About the book

“Collins sustains the suspense and the emotional intensity of this tale from beginning to end.

– 2013 Stella Prize Judges

Courtney Collins

About the author


Courtney Collins

Judges’ report


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