The Service of Clouds — Delia Falconer

Title: The Service of Clouds — Delia Falconer

Author: Delia Falconer

Publisher: Picador / Pan Macmillan Australia

Format: Paperback

Edition: First published 1997 in Picador; reprinted 1997

ISBN: 0-330-36027-2 / 9780330360272

Condition: Second-hand. Light shelf wear, mild cover rubbing, minor edge and corner wear, and light age toning to pages. Binding appears intact. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

Set in 1907 in the Blue Mountains, The Service of Clouds follows Eureka Jones, a young pharmacist’s assistant, and Harry Kitchings, a man obsessed with photographing clouds. Their strange and delicate romance unfolds against the landscape of Katoomba, the Hydro Majestic Hotel, sickness, weather, memory and longing.

Lyrical, atmospheric and distinctly Australian, Delia Falconer’s debut novel combines historical fiction, romance and poetic meditation on place, photography, illness and desire. The novel was shortlisted for several major awards and helped establish Falconer as one of Australia’s notable literary writers.