Shallows

‘That rare thing, not historical fiction, but fiction which brings the history of a place to life’ Washington Post

Tim Winton brings the landscape to life in Shallows, a historical fiction novel about pride and loneliness.

One hundred and fifty years after the establishment of land-based whaling in Australia, its last outpost is Angelus, a small town already struggling for survival. Long-dormant passions are awakened by the arrival of the conservationists, who threaten the town’s livelihood and disturb the fragile peace under which its inhabitants live.


‘A moving and powerful elegy . . . Winton writes vividly, and with courage, about serious matters in a cynical world.’ –Observer

• | Author: Tim Winton
• | Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Oct 02, 2009
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780330319645
• | ISBN-10: 0330319647