| Description |
254 pages ; 22 cm |
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regular print |
| Summary |
Brothers Joe, Harry and Miles live with their father, an abalone fisherman, on the south-east coast of Tasmania. Everyday their dad battles the unpredictable ocean to make a living. He is a hard man, a bitter drinker who harbours a devastating secret that is destroying him. Unlike Joe, Harry and Miles are too young to leave home and so are forced to live under the dark cloud of their father's mood, trying to stay as invisible as possible whenever he is home. Harry, the youngest, is the most vulnerable and it seems he bears the brunt of his father's anger. |
| Audience |
General |
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Tertiary/Undergraduate |
| Notes |
Shortlisted for the 2012 Miles Franklin Literary Award |
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Winner, ABIA Newcomer of the Year (debut writer) , 2012 |
| Subject |
Australian fiction -- 21st century.
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Australian fiction.
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Families -- Australia -- Fiction.
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Family secrets -- Fiction.
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Fathers and sons -- Australia -- Fiction.
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Fishing stories.
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| SUBJECT |
Tasmania http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79115474 -- Fiction.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001562
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| Genre/Form |
Fishing fiction.
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Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780733626579 (paperback) |
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