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I Had a Father in Karratha

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I Had a Father in Karratha by Annette Trevitt belongs to the Health & Wellness category and explores a daughter's journey through the complexities of familial relationships, revealing personal growth and understanding. The narrative is a poignant reflection on the ties that bind family members, set against the backdrop of the Australian landscape, and dives into themes of reconciliation, identity, and emotional healing.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in exploring personal healing journeys and the transformative power of caregiving. It offers insights into the emotional landscapes of family bonds, particularly in challenging circumstances, making it a compelling choice for those who appreciate heartfelt narratives within the Health & Wellness category.

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I Had a Father in Karratha tracks a daughter's epic undertaking to honour her father while cleaning up his mess and, ultimately, laying him to rest. This is a fly-in fly-out marathon about commitment, responsibility, doggedness and love.

What happens when your father dies and he's in the Pilbara, 4500 km away? What happens when your father dies and you fly across to lay him at rest and find his estate is a spectacular mess of hoarded junk, bank debts, lost paperwork and rundown properties in a mining town gone bust? What happens when your father dies and you are the oldest child and the sole executor of his will?

I Had a Father in Karratha tracks Annette Trevitt's two-and-a-half-year epic undertaking of cleaning up her father's mess in Karratha, Western Australia. A fly-in fly-out marathon as she holds together her life with her teenage son in Melbourne.

Written in passages of reflective prose and text messages, what unfolds is an intimate story of being a daughter of a runaway father—a father who bolted when the going got tough. Trevitt's attention to reality is as relentless as the paperwork, the corporate sloth and greed she faces at every turn. Nothing is straightforward other than the humour and openness she brings to every absurd and maddening situation from one end of the country to the other.

This is a story of commitment, responsibility, doggedness and love.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780645536935

Publisher: Upswell Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 April 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Upswell Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 418g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Annette Trevitt is a short story writer and tertiary teacher. She has lived in NSW, Sydney, and London, and completed her Graduate Diploma in Animation at VCA, Melbourne. Her short stories have been published in literary journals and broadcast on the BBC and the ABC.

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