Tim Winton
Birth date: August 04, 1960
Tim Winton's Books
Introduction, by Philip HensherAcknowledgements--CloudstreetAfterword
Read by Marguerite - 20 short stories set in Western Australia. Bleaker than I normally read. Resonant of time of life and human impulses to connect. Winton's writing is wonderfully non-judgemental. Very impressive.
I loved this book. It's a multi-layered story of two families, a river, a house and the beautiful water. It is full of everyday practicalities and supernatural occurrences. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this. I read Breath and while I really enjoyed aspects of that story, I though...
Brief Background: Bruce Pike is a middle aged ambulance driver who, after attending the scene of a dead teenager, harks back to old memories of growing up as a young boy/teen in Sawyer, Western Australia. Shaping his memories are his friend Loonie and mentor Sando, with whom Bruce fosters a passion ...
bookshelves: published-2013, lit-richer, fraudio, contemporary, australia, midlife-crisis, teh-demon-booze, next, abandoned Read from March 03 to 05, 2014 rosado mp3. Read by Michael Veech (sp?)Description: Eyrie is beautifully written and wonderfully funny and marks the return of master storyt...
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