6/23/2023 0 Comments Tim winton's breath![]() We meet Bruce, a paramedic, who is called to attend the death of a teenager an incident which causes him to reflect on a pivotal point in his own life: the summer when he surfed Old Smoky, the biggest, most dangerous wave on the Point, dodged a shark, fell in love, and found and lost friendship. And it was on seeing said book’s trailer for the soon-to-be-released film adaptation that I swiftly moved Tim Winton’s tale right to the top of my reading pile.Ī coming of age story about water, surfing and survival, Breath entices its reader from the very first page. I have a dog-eared and dusty copy of Cloud Street that I bought from a book shop in a small village skirting the Blue Mountains when I visited with my mum and step-dad last year I also have in my possession his much lauded Dirt Music which I purchased during one of my prolonged trips to Paddington’s Berkelouw Books.Īnd yet, it wasn’t until a recent trip to Byron and a literary shopping spree at The Book Room at Byron that I bought myself a copy of Breath. ![]() Beloved by readers all over the world, he’s something of an Australian treasure, with an impressive back catalogue of books, many of which have been shortlisted for – or won – prestigious literary prizes, including the Miles Franklin and the Man Booker. I’ve been meaning to read Tim Winton ever since I moved to Australia two and a half years ago. ![]()
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