The Last Wave

`This thriller is so full of suspense it'll make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end!' * Woman's Day * 'Best's imagery is beautiful and evocative...[she] conveys a powerful sense of the emotional tides sweeping her characters.' * Australian Book Review * `Beautifully written.' * Woman's Day * 'There's a lot of symbolism but it is never laboured, and never blurs Gillian Best's sharp realist vision of family life.' * Age * `This lyrical novel explores, through three generations, what happens when we try to hide our real selves - and the consequences when we finally break free.' * Weekend West * `Best's descriptive abilities are acute...A moving, impassioned book by a very talented, insightful writer.' * Ottawa Review of Books * `Gillian Best makes a literary splash with her debut novel, The Last Wave...Her entirely convincing portrayal of the Roberts family and their many undercurrents show that she's just beginning her journey as a fiction writer.' * Winnipeg Free Press * `The characters in The Last Wave are layered, imperfect and real. Each is trapped by the confines of family life and yet by realizing enormous, seemingly impossible dreams, they ultimately set themselves free. It's a brilliant illustration of how family relationships change and adapt in different stages of our lives - in childhood and parenthood, and through illness, failure, and success. Scenic and true-to-life, The Last Wave will inspire readers right up to the last page.' * Emily Urquhart, author of Beyond the Pale * `Those who liked The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry will enjoy Gillian Best's The Last Wave for its quiet, intense examination of a woman fleeing British familial agony for the sea's thrilling embrace.' * Kathleen Winter, bestselling author of Annabel *