Author(s): Tim Winton

Fiction

No.1 Australian Bestseller.Author Published Internationally. Whales have always been the life-force of Angelus, a small town on the south coast of Western Australia. Their annual passinig defines the rythms of a life where little changes, and the town depends on their carcasses. So when the battle begins on the beaches outside the town, and when Queenie Cookson, a local girl, joins the Greenies to make amends for the crimes of her whaling ancestors, it can only throw everything into chaos. €ŒIt makes the heart pound.€¥ €" Los Angeles Times €ŒShallows is a profound and inspiring work of fiction.€¥ €" Melbourne Age