Shallows Av Tim Winton

<p><b>Tim Winton brings the landscape to life in <i>Shallows</i>, a historical fiction novel about pride and loneliness.</b><br><br>One hundred and fifty years after the establishment of land-based whaling in Australia, its last outpost is Angelus, a small town already struggling for survival. Long-dormant passions are awakened by the arrival of the conservationists, who threaten the town’s livelihood and disturb the fragile peace under which its inhabitants live.<br><br><br> ‘A moving and powerful elegy . . . Winton writes vividly, and with courage, about serious matters in a cynical world.’ –<i>Observer </i></p>