Tim Winton's first Miles Franklin-winner, Shallows revolves around the ruthless commerce of whaling, and Queenie Cookson, who joins the fight to end it.
Angelus is a frontier town with a dark colonial past. And, for a century and a half, it's been a whaling port first and foremost. Queenie Cookson comes from a long line of whalers, but she loves the majestic creatures that visit every winter, so when citified conservationists descend on her community to protest, she's torn between loyalties. And everything solid around her begins to come apart.
'Shallows is that rare thing, not historical
fiction, but fiction which brings the history of a place to life . . . a
major work of Australia literature.' Washington Post
'A profound and inspiring work of fiction.' The Age
'This is dazzling, dazzling.
It makes the heart pound.' Los Angeles Times
'Shallows
is more than a passionate meditation on the tragedy of whaling; it is
in some ways a minimalist Moby Dick, a questioning of the ways of God to
man and of man to God.' Sydney Morning Herald
By:
Tim Winton Imprint: Penguin Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 197mm,
Width: 132mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 260g ISBN:9780143180258 ISBN 10: 0143180258 Pages: 264 Publication Date:16 July 2009 Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
