The Turning
of Tim Winton
Description
Set on a coastal stretch of Western Australia, Tim Winton's stunning collection of connected stories is about turnings of all kinds changes of heart, slow awakenings, nasty surprises and accidents, sudden detours, resolves made or broken. Brothers cease speaking to each other, husbands abandon wives and children, grown men are haunted by childhood fears. People struggle against the weight of their own history and try to reconcile themselves to their place in the world. With extraordinary insight and tenderness, Winton explores the demons and frailties of ordinary people whose lives are not what they had hoped.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 317 pages
- Publisher Picador USA
- Publication Date January 1st 2004
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9780330421386
- Edition Not informed
- Category Poetry & Essays
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