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That Eye, The Sky

By Tim Winton
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That Eye, The Sky by Tim Winton is a poignant coming-of-age story set in a remote Australian town. It follows a young boy named Ort Flack, who grapples with family upheaval after his father is involved in a serious accident. As Ort navigates the challenges of his altered world, themes of resilience, faith, and human connection are explored through rich, evocative prose.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to stories that explore the resilience of the human spirit through the eyes of a child. With elements of magical realism, this tale captures the complexities of family, faith, and survival in the face of adversity, set against the evocative landscape of rural Australia.

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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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INFORMATION

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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