{"product_id":"the-islands-paperback-2","title":"The Islands - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Brugman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving and original debut novel. Observant, warm and extraordinary.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the mid-1950s, a small group of Finnish migrants set up camp on Little Rat, a tiny island in an archipelago off the coast of Western Australia. The crayfishing industry is in its infancy, and the islands, haunted though they are by past shipwrecks, possess an indefinable allure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawn here by tragedy, Onni Saari is soon hooked by the stark beauty of the landscape and the slivers of jutting coral onto which the crayfishers build their precarious huts. Could these reefs, teeming with the elusive and lucrative cray, hold the key to a good life? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Islands \u003c\/i\u003eis the sweeping story of the Saari family: Onni, an industrious and ambitious young man, grappling with the loss of a loved one; his wife Alva, quiet but stoic, seeking a sense of belonging between the ramshackle camps of the islands and the dusty suburban lots of the mainland; and their pensive daughter Hilda, who dreams of becoming the skipper of her own boat. As the Saari's try to build their future in Australia, their lives entwine with those of the fishing families of Little Rat, in myriad and unexpected ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning, insightful story of a search for home.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'There is an other-worldly quality about the Abrolhos which is beyond the reach of ordinary storytelling. Emily Brugman has captured them, staked them to the page in all their isolation and aridity and scoured indifference, because her storytelling is extraordinary.' Jock Serong, author, \u003ci\u003ePreservation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Beautiful, fresh, wise and true - startlingly good.' - Robert Drewe, author, \u003ci\u003eNed Kelly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A beautiful, breathtaking, salty book about finding home on the far reaches of the continental shelf.' Marele Day, author\u003ci\u003e, Lambs of God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Brugman\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Broulee, on the far south coast of NSW, on the lands of the Yuin people. Her writing has previously appeared in literary journals, magazines and anthologies, including\u003ci\u003e Tracks, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eUTS Writers' Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Lines to the Horizon: Australian surf writing\u003c\/i\u003e. She currently lives in Mullumbimby, on Bundjalung country, and works at Byron Writers Festival. \u003ci\u003eThe Islands\u003c\/i\u003e, her first novel, is inspired by her family's experiences living and working on the Abrolhos Islands between 1959-1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9.13 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731998085183,"sku":"9781760878580","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/499e7254c35bbc1e2c2afa027150d938.webp?v=1765130908","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-islands-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}