Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch
In 2006, Tara June Winch's startling debut Swallow the Air was published to acclaim. Its poetic yet visceral style announced the arrival a fresh and exciting new talent. This 10th anniversary edition celebrates its important contribution to Australian literature. When May's mother dies suddenly, she and her brother Billy are taken in by Aunty. However, their loss leaves them both searching for their place in a world that doesn't seem to want them. While Billy takes his own destructive path, May sets out to find her father and her Aboriginal identity. Her journey leads her from the Australian east coast to the far north, but it is the people she meets, not the destinations, that teach her what it is to belong. Swallow the Air is an unforgettable story of living in a torn world and finding the thread to help sew it back together.
Winch, Tara June: -
Tara June Winch is the Wiradjuri author of two novels and a short story collection. For her first novel, Swallow the Air, she was named a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist and received mentorship from Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka as part of the prestigious Rolex Mentor and Protü¾Ž–”¼gü¾Ž–”¼ Arts Initiative. Her second novel, The Yield, won Australia's highest accolade, the Miles Franklin Literary Award. She was born in Australia in 1983 and currently lives in France with her family.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780702235214 |
| ISBN 10 | 0702235210 |
| Title | Swallow the Air |
| Author | Tara June Winch |
| Series | David Unaipon Award Winners Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Queensland Press |
| Year published | 2006-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Age Book of the Year: Fiction 2006 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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