Montebello: A Memoir
A Memoir
$22.99
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
26 February 2014
Summary
In this moving sequel to The Shark Net, and with his characteristic frankness, humour and cinematic imagery, Drewe travels to the Montebellos to visit the territory that has held his imagination since childhood.
‘Listen to me,’ my mother says. ‘They’ve let off an atom bomb today. Right here in W.A. Atom bombs worry the blazes out of me, and I want you at home.’
In the sleepy and conservative 1950s the British began a series of nuclear tests in the Montebello archipela…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143569046 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014356904X |
| Author: | Robert Drewe |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2014 |
| Weight: | 244g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 130mm x 198mm |
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Robert Drewe
Robert Drewe is the author of twenty-three books, including:
- Nine novels
- Four collections of short stories
- Two memoirs
- Four other works of non-fiction
His books have been widely translated, won national and international prizes, and been adapted for film, television, theatre, and radio. Artists such as Paul Kelly and Brett Whitely have credited his work with influencing their own.
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