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A slightly twee and hugely entertaining novel about the Davidson family, whalers in the town of Eden around the turn of the century. Based roughly on history, the book tells the tale of the killer whales of Eden who hunt cooperatively with the local whalers and is stuffed full of larger than life characters. It's not going to change your life, but it's a fun ride.
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Sep 24, 2018
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An engaging story that was well narrated on audio.
I read Danielle Clode's work "Killers in Eden" back in the '80s and I know the Eden area so already was familiar with the topic and Shirley Barrett has given an entertaining piece of fiction loosely based on real events and a real family. George Davidson's fictional offspring are entertaining and The Whalers are far more gentlemanly and funny than I imagine the real men to be.
A fun one to listen to. ...more
I read Danielle Clode's work "Killers in Eden" back in the '80s and I know the Eden area so already was familiar with the topic and Shirley Barrett has given an entertaining piece of fiction loosely based on real events and a real family. George Davidson's fictional offspring are entertaining and The Whalers are far more gentlemanly and funny than I imagine the real men to be.
A fun one to listen to. ...more
This one was a slow start, and for anyone who doesn’t like reading about whales being injured, it probably isn’t worth persisting (or starting it in the first place). It took me a while to appreciate the main character, Mary’s humour. It was certainly very dry although I got the impression that some of the things that amused me were things that she was serious about!
I hadn’t thought before about there being Australian whalers - whaling in my lifetime (or at least what I can remember) has only be ...more
I hadn’t thought before about there being Australian whalers - whaling in my lifetime (or at least what I can remember) has only be ...more
