From the Bookshelf of Aussie Readers…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Oct 26, 2019
Donna
rated it
it was amazing
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
tissues_needed,
audiobook,
lyrical,
moody,
strong_sense_of_place,
australian_author,
moving,
abuse,
2019
Opening sentence:
''Out past the shallows, past the sandy-bottomed bays, comes the dark water - black and cold and roaring.''
Utterly heart-rending read. So glad Favel Parrett tempered the dark times with beautiful moments of empathy and compassion. I enjoy books where the setting becomes a character and Favel's lyrical prose highlights the beauty and danger of the Tasmanian forest and coastal landscape.
If you choose to read this - please be mindful that the content may be confronting. The boys in ...more
''Out past the shallows, past the sandy-bottomed bays, comes the dark water - black and cold and roaring.''
Utterly heart-rending read. So glad Favel Parrett tempered the dark times with beautiful moments of empathy and compassion. I enjoy books where the setting becomes a character and Favel's lyrical prose highlights the beauty and danger of the Tasmanian forest and coastal landscape.
If you choose to read this - please be mindful that the content may be confronting. The boys in ...more
Touching and haunting is this story set in the wilds of Tasmania. The chilling water that pushes up from the Antarctic into enormous swells slamming against the coast and at times the swell is so big it changes the shape of the coast with a single event. Much like the lives of Harry, Miles and Joe, three brothers from a broken home in the true definition of the word. Completely shattered by the loss of their mother in a car crash. We are never actually told the age of Harry but I guess that he i
...more
4.5 Stars
Such a beautifully rendered story of children going through far too much hardship and just keeping their heads above water for most of the time. Simply but elegantly told of a fishing family's hardship and domestic abuse.
The links and descriptions of the southern sea and the countryside in Tassie really evokes a sense of place.
I'd been keen to read this ever since reading Parrett's more recent novel and I'm extremely pleased that I finally got to it. Can't wait to read more of her wor ...more
Such a beautifully rendered story of children going through far too much hardship and just keeping their heads above water for most of the time. Simply but elegantly told of a fishing family's hardship and domestic abuse.
The links and descriptions of the southern sea and the countryside in Tassie really evokes a sense of place.
I'd been keen to read this ever since reading Parrett's more recent novel and I'm extremely pleased that I finally got to it. Can't wait to read more of her wor ...more
Jul 23, 2016
Emma
rated it
it was amazing
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
australian,
contemporary
Gone straight to the top of my favourite reads of the year. Beautifully written, heart wrenching, brutal story that keeps you on the edge. The voices of Harry and Miles, one young and hopeful, the older, bares the scars of losing a Mum and living with a violent, angry father play against each other as you wait for more tragedy to hit these boys but hoping that it doesn't.
...more
Chose this as it was shortlisted for 2012 Franklin awards. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Dec 14, 2012
Russell
marked it as to-read
Dec 28, 2012
Robyn
marked it as to-read
Feb 28, 2013
Lynne Leonhardt
marked it as to-read
Aug 25, 2013
Chris
marked it as to-read
Jan 03, 2014
Terri
marked it as to-read
Aug 31, 2014
Tracy
marked it as to-read
Jan 03, 2015
Janelle
marked it as to-read
Apr 14, 2016
Victoriakor
marked it as to-read
Sep 28, 2016
Stuart Barnes
marked it as to-read
May 30, 2018
Julia Durie
marked it as to-read
