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Praise for Past the Shallows
‘A work by a new master. Like Winton’s That Eye, The Sky, Parrett’s debut is an uncompromising and memorable tale.’ Sunday Tasmanian
‘Parrett’s debut marks the addition of a strong voice to the chorus of Australian literature.’ The Canberra Times
‘a finely crafted literary novel … genuinely moving and full of heart’ The Age
‘a fresh and vital voice in Australian fiction’ Australian Women’s Weekly
‘a small gem of a story’ Who Weekly
‘a rare work of fiction’ Good Reading
‘An amazing book by a wonderful writer – Cormac McCarthy meets David Vann meets Favel Parrett. Read this book.’ Sunday Times
‘clearly the work of a talented new novelist’ The Weekend Australian
‘her prose is as powerful as a rip’ WISH Magazine, The Australian
‘Wintonesque’ Herald Sun
‘sparsely and simply told, with an unwavering clarity, Parrett’s controlled, unadorned narrative completely immerses the reader.’ Judges’ notes, Miles Franklin Literary Award
Copyright
Published in Australia and New Zealand in 2011 by Hachette Australia
(an imprint of Hachette Australia Pty Limited)
Level 17, 207 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000
www.hachette.com.au
This edition published in 2013
Copyright © Favel Parrett 2011, 2013
This book is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be stored or reproduced by any process without prior written permission. Enquiries should be made to the publisher.
A CIP catalogue record of this book is available from the National Library of Australia.
978 0 7336 3049 1
978 0 7336 2770 5 (ebook edition)
Author photograph by David Kneale
Cover design by Josh Durham, Design by Committee
Past the Shallows has been written with the encouragement of Queensland Writers Centre (QWC). Favel Parrett participated in the 2008 QWC/Hachette Australia Manuscript Development Program, which received funding from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
This project has also been greatly assisted by the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) through its mentorship program; and the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) with its support of the ASA mentorship program through its Cultural Fund.
Contents
Praise for Past the Shallows
Copyright
Begin reading
Acknowledgements
Reading Group Guide
No Man is an Island
Waterproof, Lightweight and Good in Snow
The Little Kingfisher
To Linda – for always listening
It would be vain of me to attempt to describe my feelings ............

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