Wonders of a Godless World [SEP] publisher
a Godless World" was first published in Australia in October 2009 by Allen & Unwin in trade paperback format. It was released in the United Kingdom in May 2010 by Blue Door. "Wonders of a Godless World" won the 2009 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel.
Synopsis.
""Set on an unnamed island in the near present, it is told from the perspective of a simple young woman, an orphan, mute, reared in a mental hospital and an orderly there, who forms a bond
Wonders of a Godless World
Wonders of a Godless World is a 2009 novel by Andrew McGahan. Described as ""a kind of modern fable"" that ""verges on fantasy"", it won the 2009 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel.
It follows the story of an orphan girl who is working in the wards of the insane and incapable, but the inhabitants are thrown into turmoil after a series of strange murders following the arrival of a new patient.
Background.
"Wonders of