Montebello
Author(s): Robert Drewe
Montebello continues where Robert Drewe's much-loved memoir The Shark Net left off, taking us into his mature years. In the aftermath of events, both man-made and natural, that have left a permanent mark on the landscape and psyche of Western Australia - the British nuclear tests in the Montebello Islands, the mining boom, and shark attacks along the coast - Drewe examines how comfortable and familiar terrain can quickly become a site of danger, and how regeneration and renewal can emerge from chaos and loss. With humility, wit and a clear-eyed view of himself, he intertwines these stories with the events of his own life. His passion for islands - which began with Rottnest Island in his youth and continues to this day - frames the narrative; in the near-solitude of these remote places, he is free to reflect. This is a moving story of what it means to see and survive destruction, to love and to grow old.
General Information
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- : Penguin Books Australia
- : Hamish Hamilton
- : 01 April 2012
- : 230mm X 152mm
- : Australia
- : 01 October 2012
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Robert Drewe
- : Paperback
- : 1012
- : English
- : 994.00
- : 272
More About The Product
2013 National Biography Award shortlist
Robert Drewe is the author of The Savage Crows, A Cry in the Jungle Bar, The Bodysurfers, Fortune, The Bay of Contented Men, Our Sunshine, The Drowner, Grace and The Rip, as well as a prize-winning memoir, The Shark Net, and the non-fiction Walking Ella.