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Shallows
Shallows
Author: Tim Winton
Shallows is set in a small whaling town in Western Australia, where land-based whaling has been a tradition for over 150 years. When Queenie Cookson decides to join an antiwhaling protest group, she defies her husband, her ancestry, and her community. Winner of the prestigious Miles Franklin Award in Australia, this eloquent and moving no...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781555971939
ISBN-10: 1555971938
Publication Date: 10/1/1993
Pages: 260
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Publisher: Graywolf Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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atlgoddess avatar reviewed Shallows on + 13 more book reviews
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.


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