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'Sixteen-year-old Stephanie West has been dragged from Sydney to remote Maatsuyker Island off the coast of Tasmania by her parents, hoping to recapture a childhood idyll and come to terms with their grief over the death of Steph's twin brother. With no television, no heating and no one else on the island, the months ahead look to be filled with ghosts of the past.
Steph's saviour is Tom Forrest, a 19-year-old deckhand aboard a crayfishing boat. When the weather allows, Tom visits the island, and he and Steph soon form an attraction. But Tom must conceal at all costs the illegal fishing he takes part in, orchestrated by his tyrannical brother. And he dare not dwell on his fear of the sea or his deep-worn premonition that the ocean will one day take him.
Wildlight is an exquisite exploration of the wayward journey of adolescence, and how the intense experience of a place can change the course of even the most well-planned life.'
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Dedication: For Ian Templeman, mentor and friend 1938-2015
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Review : Wildlight
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , March 2016;
— Review of Wildlight 2016 single work novel -
Emotional Transportation for Families and Their Pain
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 April 2016; (p. 29) The Saturday Age , 9-10 April 2016; (p. 29)
— Review of Wildlight 2016 single work novel ; Sing Fox to Me 2016 single work novel -
Love Lets Teens Grieve
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 23 February 2016; (p. 6)
— Review of Wildlight 2016 single work novel 'Robyn Mundy’s book is set on a harsh island off Tasmania, says William Yeoman.' -
Well Read
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 February 2016; (p. 27)
— Review of Wildlight 2016 single work novel -
Mystery at Heart of a Coming-of-Age Romance
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 February 2016; (p. 18)
— Review of Wildlight 2016 single work novel
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Wildlight
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 January 2016; (p. 19)
— Review of Wildlight 2016 single work novel -
Mystery at Heart of a Coming-of-Age Romance
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 February 2016; (p. 18)
— Review of Wildlight 2016 single work novel -
Well Read
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 February 2016; (p. 27)
— Review of Wildlight 2016 single work novel -
Love Lets Teens Grieve
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 23 February 2016; (p. 6)
— Review of Wildlight 2016 single work novel 'Robyn Mundy’s book is set on a harsh island off Tasmania, says William Yeoman.' -
Emotional Transportation for Families and Their Pain
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 April 2016; (p. 29) The Saturday Age , 9-10 April 2016; (p. 29)
— Review of Wildlight 2016 single work novel ; Sing Fox to Me 2016 single work novel
- Maatsuyker Island, Southwest Tasmania, Tasmania,