Land's Edge: A Coastal Memoir by Tim Winton, ISBN 9781926428284

> Biography Books > General Books

In this record of a life-long love affair with the sea, Tim Winton's prose ripples, shimmers and surges with awe and respect for how the ocean has not only sustained him physically and emotionally but determined the very rhythms of his life.'
FIONA CAPP, THE AGE

On childhood holidays to the beach the sun and surf kept Tim Winton outside in the mornings, in the water; the wind would drive him indoors in the afternoons, to books and reading. This ebb and flow of the day became a way of life.

In this beautifully delicate memoir, Tim Winton writes about his obsession with what happens where the water meets the shore about diving, dunes, beachcombing and the sense of being on the precarious, wondrous edge of things that haunts his novels.

Complemented by the breathtaking photographs of Narelle Autio, Land's Edge is a celebration of the coastal life and those who surrender themselves to it.

RRP: $29.95

About the Author: Tim Winton

Timothy John Winton (born 4 August 1960), known as Tim Winton, is an Australian novelist and short story writer.
Tim Winton was born in Perth, Western Australia, but moved at a young age to the regional city of Albany.
Winton has been named a Living Treasure by the National Trust and awarded the Centenary Medal for service to literature and the community. He is patron of the Tim Winton Award for Young Writers sponsored by the City of Subiaco, Western Australia.
He has lived in Italy, France, Ireland and Greece but currently lives in Fremantle, near Perth, Western Australia with his wife and three children.
His younger brother is solo musician Andrew Winton and his younger sister is Sharyn O'Neill, the current Director General of the WA Education Department.
Whilst at Curtin University of Technology, Winton wrote his first novel, An Open Swimmer, which won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 1981, launching his writing career. He has stated that he wrote "the best part of three books while at university". His second book, Shallows, won the Miles Franklin Award in 1984. It wasn't until Cloudstreet was published in 1991, however, that his writing career was properly established. His latest novel, Breath, was published in 2008.

People who purchased "Land's Edge: A Coastal Memoir by Tim Winton" also purchased...

Lights Out In Wonderland	Olga The Brolga	Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions	The Wayfinders
RRP: $32.99	RRP: $14.95	RRP: $19.99	RRP: $20.95
The Doubter's Companion	The Life and Death of Democracy	Shut Up, I'm Talking	The souls of W.E.B. Du Bois new essays and reflections
RRP: $24.95	RRP: $29.99	RRP: $31.95	RRP: $91.48

Land's Edge: A Coastal Memoir by Tim Winton, is available now at these stores... *

* Please contact the store and quote ISBN "9781926428284" to confirm availability.