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'Wiremu Heke of Aramoana joins a sealing boat on a voyage from Tasmania to Western Australia. He is on a quest to avenge the destruction of his village but soon finds himself a part of the violent and lawless world that has claimed the lives of those he's known. It's a world inhabited by men from many nations. Men who plunder seal colonies and steal women and children from the indigenous communities who live on the islands and shorelines of Australia's south. ' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For my mum, Carmelita O'Sullivan
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Coasting Towards Perils
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 August 2016; (p. 18)
— Review of Troppo 2016 single work novel ; The Sound : A Novel 2016 single work novel -
Voyage of Vengeance
2016
single work
interview
— Appears in: Good Reading , July 2016; (p. 22) 'The Sound, the second book from novelist Sarah Drummond, is set around Western Australia’s King George Sound. Based on a true story, the novel tells of Wiremu Heke, a Maori man from across the Tasman who sails from Tasmania to WA in 1825 on a mission of vengeance. We asked Sarah to tell us about Wiremu and about The Sound.' -
Piri Eddy Reviews 'The Sound' by Sarah Drummond
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 384 2016; (p. 68)
— Review of The Sound : A Novel 2016 single work novel -
"A Vision of Past Savagery That Lies Maddeningly between Truth and Fiction” : James Dunk Reviews Sarah Drummond’s ‘The Sound’
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , July-September no. 19 2016;
— Review of The Sound : A Novel 2016 single work novel
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Coasting Towards Perils
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 August 2016; (p. 18)
— Review of Troppo 2016 single work novel ; The Sound : A Novel 2016 single work novel -
"A Vision of Past Savagery That Lies Maddeningly between Truth and Fiction” : James Dunk Reviews Sarah Drummond’s ‘The Sound’
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , July-September no. 19 2016;
— Review of The Sound : A Novel 2016 single work novel -
Piri Eddy Reviews 'The Sound' by Sarah Drummond
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 384 2016; (p. 68)
— Review of The Sound : A Novel 2016 single work novel -
Voyage of Vengeance
2016
single work
interview
— Appears in: Good Reading , July 2016; (p. 22) 'The Sound, the second book from novelist Sarah Drummond, is set around Western Australia’s King George Sound. Based on a true story, the novel tells of Wiremu Heke, a Maori man from across the Tasman who sails from Tasmania to WA in 1825 on a mission of vengeance. We asked Sarah to tell us about Wiremu and about The Sound.'
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