Shallows Author:Tim Winton Whales have always been the life-force of Angelus, a small town on the south coast of Western Australia. Their annual passing defines the rhythms of a life where little changes, and the town depends on their carcasses. So when the battle begins on the beaches outside the town, and when Queenie Cookson, a local girl, joins the Greenies to make am... more »ends for the crimes of her whaling ancestors, it can only throw everything into chaos.« less
Another Tim Winton book set in Angelus Western Australia. A little writhe with big personalities and great hopes and desparations. Evocative and transports the reader to other places and times while intermingling a modern day thread. Classic Winton.