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";s:4:"text";s:9642:"It is really a collection of short stories in which the different characters paths cross. Winton shows us how startling ordinary life is. Its 17 short chapters interweave the lives of some of the inhabitants of a small coastal fishing town in Western Australia. Brothers cease speaking to each other, husbands abandon wives and children, grown men are haunted by childhood fears. The language of this first story is vivid surfing vernacular, which Winton knows well, since he grew up with it, and I did wonder how the first owner of this book (clearly bought in an Italian bookshop) would have coped with it if they had never heard it before. Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2019. tim Winton is an honest empathetic writer. The narrator and his mate, Biggie, are in that post school-leaving limbo, itching to get on with life but uncertain of what they want. A book for the beach: The Turning by Tim Winton Stories of the ordinary struggles of Western Australians encompass violence and abuse but also rise to flights of sheer beauty Ann Skea The Turning is a collection of short stories by Australian author Tim Winton published in April 2005. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. A woman who cleans houses is accused of stealing some valuable earrings. The dilemma is what to do next. Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2005. These are ordinary people whose lives are not what they want them to be. Set on a coastal stretch of Western Australia, Tim Winton's stunning collection of connected stories is about turnings of all kinds -- changes of heart, slow awakenings, nasty surprises and accidents, sudden detours, resolves made or broken. They work a "crappy Saturday job" at the local meat works where they pack bloody meat into boxes for "cray bait", and they are saving up for a V8 Sandman with a "filthy great mattress in the back": a legendary "chick-magnet". You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Please try again. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. What then is Winton? I’m so glad I decided to give it a try. Some of the stories are better than others; some are truly touching. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. People work in mundane jobs, have family bonfires on the beach under the huge Australian sky, go cray-fishing, drink, beat up their wives, and follow the "footie" (AFL) obsessively. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. It is not always a comforting book to read but the opening chapter dropped me straight back into my teenage son's surfing world. . We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Scribner; First Edition (October 10, 2006), Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2014. Published between Dirt Music and Breath , the volume is another tour de force from the Australia writer who has twice been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Boner McPharlin’s Moll Is masterful. writer with such superb talent. The settings, situations, and themes overlap, but the stories are able to stand alone, as evidenced by the individual publication of seven of the stories in well known Australian literary journals. Edgy and interconnected, brilliant. One mother says that "they all leave you in the end." Stories that beguile, entertain and reveal. Poor condition. Sat 19 Jul 2014 14.00 BST People struggle against the weight of their own history and try to reconcile themselves to their place in the world. I just loved the tone of the stories, the way they just set out the way 'life' had happened to these people and this is how they were able to deal with it. I loved these descriptive unusual brilliant stories. Unable to add item to List. For anybody who has not read Winton, despite its unconventional structure, The Turning is the perfect introduction. The van conks out, the friendships falter and the story ends abruptly with Biggie dead in a mining accident and the narrator grown up with a family of his own. In Tim Winton's latest gift to the reading public-- and what a gift it is-- he includes 17 stories, at least half of which are printed here for the first time. ", Tim Winton grew up on the coast of Western Australia, where he continues to live. A young policeman, temporarily lost overnight in the bush with a novice female reporter whilst trying to rescue a fallen climber contemplates the possible consequences of this and the hints of corruption he has experienced. A young man seeks out his father at a remote, deserted mining settlement, learns the reasons for his abandoning the family years before, and sees the trust that he has earned amongst the few down-and-out miners still living in the area. The Turning is a collection of seventeen short stories that follow the lives of the same characters at different critical moments in their lives. Winton ends this book full of turnings and choices with an ambiguous expression of family love: Vic, struggling through the surf, "held fast to his brother … for as long as he could and longer than he should have". at the very sight of him." First published on Sat 19 Jul 2014 14.00 BST. "The writing is frankly brilliant...each story attains a sort of powerful beauty. Their fragile, damaged lives, however, are often tempered by love. If you’re not, then read it anyway you might become one. One character ("Commission") who has not seen his run-away father in 27 years and has every reason to feel differently, when he sees him again is "sick with love. This book has some wonderful stories, and the fact that they were all set in the same small town and some involved the same character at different stages in his life was very unique. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Many stories are sad, some full of violence, poverty, sadness, abuse but all deeply touch the heart. Please try again. If you’re a Tim Winton fan then don’t miss this. Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2014. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2015. After reading it, you will love Winton, pretty much like anybody else who has read Winton. Tim Winton is a master in this field - he brings richness, subtleness and a beautiful descriptive style. 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