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The Drowner
The Drowner | Robert Drewe
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In the warm alkaline waters of the public bath a headstrong young engineer accidentally collides with a beautiful actress. From this innocent collision of flesh begins a passion that takes them from the Wiltshire Downs to the most elemental choices of life and death in the Australian desert. Their intense romance is but part of the daring story that unfolds. Mingling history, myth and technology with a modern cinematic and poetic imagination, Robert Drewe presents a fable of European ambitions in an alien landscape, and a magnificently sustained metaphor of water as the life-and-death force.
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Rissreads
The Drowner | Robert Drewe
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#ozfiction
I picked this secondhand book up for $3 yesterday. It is set in Western Australia. When I looked it up on Litsy it has no reviews yet but it was published in 1996. I love the cover art and it does sound interesting.
Has anyone read this or have it in their tbr pile?
@MrsMalaprop @Jeg @JennyM @CarolynM

MrsMalaprop Not familiar with this one, although have read a lot of his other work 👍. 5y
Rissreads @MrsMalaprop any standouts/favourites? 5y
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JennyM I‘ve not read either. A good find though. Hope you enjoy 😊 5y
CarolynM I've never read any Robert Drewe, I'm afraid. 5y
Rissreads @MrsMalaprop I have heard of those but not read them. 5y
Jeg I‘m fairly sure I‘ve read it but I can‘t remember what it was about. I do know all I‘ve read of his I have liked. 5y
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shawnmooney
The Drowner | Robert Drewe
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INFINITY BOOKS (GREAT USED BOOKSTORE IN TOKYO) FIND #1

Bought this one based on the cover and reading the first two lines of the blurb. Now that I've read the full blurb, am I ever intrigued! And the protagonist's name is Alphabetical Dance! @Trav do you know about this Australian novel or writer?

Lizpixie I don't think I've ever heard of this, but I'm sure there's a lot of Aussie independent authors out there that aren't well known. 8y
LiteraryLona Let us know how this one is! It looks rad! 8y
Trav Surprisingly no. A quick glance on Goodreads revealed a mere 151 ratings on this title so it's not very well known. It sounds rather intriguing though. Let me know how you go with it. 8y
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