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'Byron Bay, 1962. On the second last day before the whaling station is closed down for good, Flinch, the young spotter, is involved in a terrible accident. Over a decade later, Flinch has become a recluse, unable to move on from that fatal moment. The Bay, too, seems stalled in its bloody past, the land and the ocean on which it was founded now barren and unyielding. It is only after crossing paths with Karma, a girl living in one of the hinterland's first hippie communes, that Flinch gradually and reluctantly embarks upon a path towards healing, coming to terms with his past, present and future.' (Publisher blurb)
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Dedication: To Vida, for the joy passed. To Oliver, for the joy to come.
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[Review] Death of a Whaler
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 286 2006; (p. 62)
— Review of Death of a Whaler 2006 single work novel -
Byron without the Glamour
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 - 13 August 2006; (p. 20)
— Review of Death of a Whaler 2006 single work novel -
That'll Be the Bay
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 August 2006; (p. 10) -
Skim
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 August vol. 124 no. 6532 2006; (p. 66-67)
— Review of Death of a Whaler 2006 single work novel ; Vale Byron Bay 2006 single work novel -
Seeking Safe Havens in Personal Struggles
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 July 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of Death of a Whaler 2006 single work novel ; Vale Byron Bay 2006 single work novel
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A Great Parable Beaches Itself
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 July 2006; (p. 33)
— Review of Death of a Whaler 2006 single work novel -
Byron: The Aura, the Resonance
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 15 July 2006; (p. 24)
— Review of Vale Byron Bay 2006 single work novel ; Death of a Whaler 2006 single work novel -
Whale of a Tale
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 22 July 2006; (p. 8)
— Review of Death of a Whaler 2006 single work novel -
Tales from the Bay
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 15 - 16 July 2006; (p. 23)
— Review of Vale Byron Bay 2006 single work novel ; Death of a Whaler 2006 single work novel -
Seeking Safe Havens in Personal Struggles
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 July 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of Death of a Whaler 2006 single work novel ; Vale Byron Bay 2006 single work novel -
That'll Be the Bay
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 August 2006; (p. 10)
Last amended 5 Jun 2020 11:26:07
Settings:
- Byron Bay, Byron Bay - Broken Head area, Far North Coast, New South Wales,
- 1962
- 1970s
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