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.
Product Information
2013 National Biography Award shortlist
General Fields
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- : Penguin Books Australia
- : Hamish Hamilton
- : 01 April 2012
- : 230mm X 152mm
- : Australia
- : 01 October 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : 272
- : 1012
- : Paperback
- : Robert Drewe