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'The sleepy coastal village of Bimbulla is nestled between rugged mountains and sparkling waters. Each winter, research scientist Digby Stuart waits for the wandering albatross to break its journey en route to the Antarctic, and to continue his studies of these majestic nomads. This year, though, discoveries are made that hint at sinister secrets from the past. And there are more immediate, pressing problems - greedy locals want to transform the town into a major tourist spot, natural habitats are fast disappearing, kids are running wild and the woman Dig loves is bewitched by another man. Suddenly life in Bim is anything but simple.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: For my family. My extraordinary wife Prue Woodford. My oldest son Angus, I watch in awe, young man. Finn, named for your fairness - you have been true to that and so much more. Gorgeous little Sophie, Fluffy, who seeks out beauty everywhere. Mary, babe Mae, I look forward to learning of the joys you will bring to the rest of us.
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Epigraph: 'I now belong to a higher cult of mortals, for I have seen the albatross! - Robert Cuishman Murphy, Ornithologist. October 1912.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Take Three
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 30 September 2007; (p. 25)
— Review of Whitecap 2007 single work novel ; The Low Road 2007 single work novel -
Denizens of the Sea
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 294 2007; (p. 34)
— Review of Whitecap 2007 single work novel -
Off to a Flying Start
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , September vol. 2 no. 8 2007; (p. 22, 27)
— Review of All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough 2007 single work novel ; The Asking Game 2002 single work novel ; Other Country 2007 single work novel ; Whitecap 2007 single work novel -
All at Sea in a New Craft
2007
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column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 26 August 2007; (p. 53) -
Tale Pulses With Real Life
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 - 26 August 2007; (p. 23)
— Review of Whitecap 2007 single work novel
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In Short : Fiction
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 July 2007; (p. 34)
— Review of Whitecap 2007 single work novel -
Novel Gazing
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Bulletin The , 7 August vol. 125 no. 6581 2007; (p. 53)
— Review of Whitecap 2007 single work novel ; Nine Parts Water 2007 single work novel ; The Anatomy of Wings 2006 single work novel -
Fiction
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 11 August 2007; (p. 29)
— Review of Whitecap 2007 single work novel -
Everything Goes Down When the Titanic Floats
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 August 2007; (p. 15)
— Review of The Company of the Dead 2007 single work novel ; Lilia's Secret 2007 single work novel ; All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough 2007 single work novel ; Whitecap 2007 single work novel -
Tale Pulses With Real Life
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 - 26 August 2007; (p. 23)
— Review of Whitecap 2007 single work novel -
All at Sea in a New Craft
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 26 August 2007; (p. 53)
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