The Divine Wind by Garry Disher - ISBN: 9780734419316
Paperback
War, love, and betrayal shatter young friendships in a divided Australia.

The Divine Wind

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  • Paperback

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    14 October 2019

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Summary

‘an outstanding piece of writing…a powerful novel…’ - Reading Time

Friendship is a slippery notion. We lose friends as we change and our friends don’t, or as we form other alliances, or as we betray our friends or are ourselves betrayed…

Set against the backdrop of World War II, four teens growing up in the pearling town of Broome form a deep friendship that will change their lives forever.

Hartley and Alice Penrose are the children of a pearling master. Mitsy Sennosuk…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780734419316
ISBN-10:0734419317
Author:Garry Disher
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Lothian Children's Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:14 October 2019
Weight:151g
Dimensions:128mm x 198mm x 17mm
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Critics Review

…wonderfully moving, exact and economical one of the best books I read in 1999. - TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT

…wonderfully moving, exact and economical one of the best books I read in 1999. - TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT

About The Author

Garry Disher

GARRY DISHER grew up on a wheat and wool farm in South Australia. He has an MA in Australian History and has lived, worked and travelled in England, Italy, Israel, the USA and southern Africa. In 1978 he was awarded a creative writing fellowship to Stanford University, where he wrote his first collection of short stories. Garry worked as a writing lecturer between the years 1980 and 1988, before becoming a full-time writer. He has published over fifty books, including short story collections, literary novels, writers’ handbooks and award-winning crime thrillers and children’s titles.

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