The Book of Science and Antiquities

Thomas Keneally, the bestselling author of The Daughters of Mars and Schindler’s List , brings his “insightful and nimble prose” ( The New York Times Book Review ) to this exquisite exploration of community and country, love and morality, set in both prehistoric and modern Australia. An award-winning documentary filmmaker, Shelby Apple is obsessed with reimagining the full story of the Learned Man—a prehistoric man whose remains are believed to be the link between Africa and ancient Australia. F