The Broken Shore
novel crime
| General subjects: |
Murder
& manslaughter Child
sexual abuse Aboriginal
Australians Police
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Families
Paedophilia
Small
town life Revenge
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| Setting: |
Western
District, Victoria Coast
Melbourne,
Victoria
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| Awards: |
Swedish Crime Writers' Academy, Martin Beck Award,
2008: shortlisted Note: Shortlisted for the 2008 translation
by Boel Unnerstad. Crime Writers' Association
(UK), The Duncan Lawrie Dagger, 2007: winner Miles
Franklin Literary Award, 2006: longlisted Australian Book
Industry Awards (ABIA), Australian General Fiction Book of the Year,
2006: winner Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best
Novel, 2006: joint winner Colin Roderick Award, 2005:
winner
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| Other Formats: |
Also braille, sound recording.
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| Related To: |
Truth novel crime thriller - Temple,
Peter (2009)
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| Notes: |
- Dedication: To Anita:
for the laughter and the loyalty.
- Prequel to
Truth.
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| This work has appeared in at least 5 different
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| 1. |
| Publications of this version include the
following 7: |
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| Melbourne, Victoria : Text
Publishing, 2005. |
| ISBN: |
1920885773 (pbk.) |
| Extent: |
345p. | | |
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| Melbourne, Victoria : Text
Publishing, 2005. |
| ISBN: |
9781921145353 |
| Extent: |
343p. | | |
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| Melbourne, Victoria : Text
Publishing, 2006. |
| ISBN: |
1921145358 |
| Extent: |
345p. | | |
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| London, England : Quercus,
2006. |
| ISBN: |
1905204434 (hbk.),
1905204442 (pbk.), 9781905204434 (hbk.),
9781905204441 (pbk.) |
| Extent: |
345p. | | |
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| New York (City), New York (State),
United States of America (USA) : Farrar
Straus and Giroux, 2007. |
| ISBN: |
0374116938 (hbk.),
9780374116934 ((hbk.) |
| Extent: |
368p. | | |
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| 2. |
| Alternative title: De gebroken kust |
| Language: |
Dutch |
| Translator: Witte,
Paul |
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| Amsterdam, Netherlands : De
Bezige Bij, 2007. |
| ISBN: |
9789023422037 (pbk.)
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| Extent: |
446p. | | | |
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| 3. |
| Alternative title: Kalter August |
| Language: |
German |
| Translator: Hertzog,
Hans |
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| Munich, Germany : Bertelsmann,
2007. |
| ISBN: |
3570009505,
9783570009505 |
| Extent: |
443p. | | | |
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| 5. |
| Alternative title: Mörk kust av |
| Language: |
Swedish |
| Translator: Unnerstad,
Boel |
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| [Sweden] : Kabusa
Bocker, 2008. |
| ISBN: |
9789173550598 |
| Extent: |
385p. |
| Notes: |
- Publication date: 22 July
2008.
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First known date:
2005 AustLit BRN: 679591
Last amended: 15 Jul 2009 |
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