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Swallow the Air

Tara June Winch

3.9/5 ( ratings)

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In 2006, Tara June Winch’s startling debut Swallow the Air was published to acclaim. Its poetic yet visceral style announced the arrival afresh and exciting new talent. This 10th anniversary edition celebrates its important contribution to Australian literature.

When May's mother dies suddenly, she and her brother Billy are taken in by Aunty. However, their loss leaves them both searching for their place in a world that doesn't seem to want them. While Billy takes his own destructive path, May sets off to find her father and her Aboriginal identity.

Her journey leads her from the Australian east coast to the far north, but it is the people she meets, not the destinations, that teach her what it is to belong.

Language: English

Pages: 216

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Release: January 01, 2016

ISBN: 0702235210

ISBN 13: 9780702235214

Swallow the Air

Tara June Winch

3.9/5 ( ratings)

An Alternate Cover Edition of this ISBN can be found here.

In 2006, Tara June Winch’s startling debut Swallow the Air was published to acclaim. Its poetic yet visceral style announced the arrival afresh and exciting new talent. This 10th anniversary edition celebrates its important contribution to Australian literature.

When May's mother dies suddenly, she and her brother Billy are taken in by Aunty. However, their loss leaves them both searching for their place in a world that doesn't seem to want them. While Billy takes his own destructive path, May sets off to find her father and her Aboriginal identity.

Her journey leads her from the Australian east coast to the far north, but it is the people she meets, not the destinations, that teach her what it is to belong.

Language: English

Pages: 216

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Release: January 01, 2016

ISBN: 0702235210

ISBN 13: 9780702235214

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