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That Eye, The Sky
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Ort knows the sky is watching. He knows what it means to watch; he spends long hours listening at doors and peering through cracks. Things are terribly wrong.
His father is withering away, his sister is consumed by hatred, his grandmother is all inside herself, and his mother, a flower-child of the 1960s, is brave but helpless. Then a strange man appears at their door.
That Eye, The Sky is about love, about a boy's vision of the world beyond, about the blurry distinctions between the natural and the supernatural. All this, and more, begins at the moment the ute driven by Ort Flack's father ploughs into a roadside tree, throwing the whole world out of kilter.
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That Eye, The Sky by Tim Winton has been praised for its evocative and poetic prose, capturing the raw and emotional journey of a young boy dealing with life-altering events. Reviewers often highlight the book's powerful depiction of hope, resilience, and the Australian landscape, which serves as a vivid backdrop to the narrative. The characters' complex relationships and Winton's ability to portray the nuances of human emotion are frequently noted as strengths.
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ISBN: 9780140274042
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 January 1998
Country: Australia
Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 11.0mm
Width: 131.0mm
Height: 201.0mm
Weight: 154g
Pages: 160
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About the Author
Tim Winton has published twenty-six books for adults and children, and his work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. Since his first novel, An Open Swimmer, won the Australian Vogel Award in 1981, he has won the Miles Franklin Award four times (for Shallows,Cloudstreet, Dirt Music and Breath) and twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize (for The Riders and Dirt Music). He lives in Western Australia. Find out more on Facebook
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