Past the Shallows : A Novel (Paperback)

from Mercef

3 1/2 stars - actually quite a moving book. Although quick and very easy to read with its short sentences, the author evokes a strong sense of place (a remote fishing community in Tasmania) and skilfully develops her characters. So why not 4 stars? Because these are the ones (for me) that mean “I...

from seekingflight

A difficult book to review. It's about a family in remote Tasmania, three brothers and their father, an abalone fisherman, after the death of their mother. Harry is the littlest one, Miles is the middle brother who has been taken out of school to help on his father's abalone boat, and Joe is the ...

from mldavis2

I found this book to be well written in simple language, often short sentences or stream of thought phrases. It is a novel of three boys and their abusive father who is an abalone fisherman, and the relationships between them. Set on the coast of Tasmania, the author's love of surfing and the sea...

from lesleynicol

Short-listed for Miles Franklin 2012 This book by first time novelist Favel Parrett left me feeling a bit dissatisfied. Although quite well written, I came to the end feeling that I had not really got to grips with the characters Three brothers, Joe, Miles and Harry having lost their mother are l...

from Carpe_Librum

I know I'm a bit late to the party, but I've just read Past The Shallows by award winning Australian author Favel Parrett. Set in a small town on the coast of Tasmania, Harry and Miles live with their father; an abalone fisherman bitter and angry after the loss of his wife. Harry and Miles are la...