Outside the house, there was a patch of sunlight. It wasn’t as wide as the glorious sunlit spaces of the high heart of the Garden, but it would have to do from now on. The boy pulled free of her, put his arms into it, and shouted with joy.
About the Author
Thoraiya Dyer is a four-time Aurealis Award–winning, three-time Ditmar Award–winning Australian writer based in Sydney. Crossroads of Canopy is her debut novel.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Part I: Dry Season
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Part II: Wet Season
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Part III: Drowning Season
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Chapter Forty-Eight
Chapter Forty-Nine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter Fifty-One
Chapter Fifty-Two
Chapter Fifty-Three
Chapter Fifty-Four
Chapter Fifty-Five
Chapter Fifty-Six
Chapter Fifty-Seven
Chapter Fifty-Eight
Chapter Fifty-Nine
PART IV: Season for Growth
Chapter Sixty
Chapter Sixty-One
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
CROSSROADS OF CANOPY
Copyright © 2017 by Thoraiya Dyer
All rights reserved.
Cover art by Marc Simonetti
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