[This is] one of those magnificent novels given to us when a great writer is in perfect harmony with the mythic soul of humanity
- Carmen Callil, Guardian
He is, in the finest sense, a <i>world </i>novelist
Guardian
His greatest novel, <i>The Tree of Man</i> is a tragic pastoral about the penitential struggle with nature in a grim Australian Eden
- Peter Conrad, Observer
The novel has unforgettable scenes, marvellous characters, wide ranges of mood, strikingly fresh imagery - all those ingredients which make a novel...become a permanent part of our memory
Washington Post
A timeless work of art from which no essential element of life has been omitted
New York Times Book Review
This novel describes almost the entire lifetimes of a husband and wife living simply on a farmstead in the Australian bush, in ceaselessly interesting, dramatic prose. <b>You won’t read anything else like it</b>
Week