Winner of the Miles Franklin Award‘Magnificent’ – The New York Times‘Winton is just one of the best’ – IndependentCloudstreet is Tim Winton''s epic family drama, a story of love and turmoil spanning decades.No. 1 Cloudstreet: a broken-down house on the wrong side of the tracks, a place teeming with memories, with shudders and shadows and spirits. From separate catastrophes, two families – the Pickles and the Lambs – flee to the city and find themselves thrown together, forced to start their lives afresh. As they roister and rankle, the place that began as a roof over their heads becomes a home for their hearts.Full of boisterous energy, joy and heartbreak, Tim Winton''s vivid portrayal of the of the Australian landscape is nowhere more extraordinary than in this classic.‘Winton is a one-man band of genius’ – The Los Angeles TimesOne of the many extraordinary books featured in the Picador Collection.