The protagonist of this novel finds inspiration from a poetry journal of a character that he ironically foresaw would cut his own throat. After asking for prayers from a character who “doesn’t believe in God,” the protagonist of this novel imagines those prayers like “little pieces of white paper” that follow him for the rest of his life. One character in this novel decides to raise the child Mercy after her mother Rose Portion dies in childbirth. At the end of this novel, Judd insists that the subject of a newly unveiled statue is still “there in the country and always will be.” The protagonist of this novel parallels Jesus Christ through meeting with Laura Trevelyan in a garden and journeying into the desert with the backing of Mr. Bonner. For 10 points, name this novel about the disastrous Outback expedition of the title explorer by (10[1])Patrick White. ■END■