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The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea: Popular Penguins

By Randolph Stow
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The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea by Randolph Stow is a poignant exploration of childhood and the passage into adulthood set in the backdrop of Western Australia during and after World War II. It beautifully captures the changing landscape of a boy's life as he grapples with themes of home, change, and the complexities of family dynamics. With vivid imagery and evocative prose, the novel reflects on innocence and the inevitable challenges of growing up.
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You might enjoy this book if you're captivated by the exploration of childhood innocence intertwining with the harsh realities of war. Set in Australia, it delves into themes of identity, family, and the enduring impacts of history, offering a rich, evocative narrative that's beautifully written and deeply immersive.

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The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea: Popular Penguins

In 1941, Rob Coram is six. The war feels far removed from Geraldton in Western Australia. But when his favourite older cousin Rick leaves to join the army, the war takes a step closer. When Rick returns several years later, he has changed and the old merry-go-round that represents Rob's dream of utopia begins to disintegrate before his eyes.

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In 1941, Rob Coram is six. The war feels far removed from Geraldton in Western Australia. But when his favourite older cousin Rick leaves to join the army, the war takes a step closer.

When Rick returns several years later, he has changed and the old merry-go-round that represents Rob's dream of utopia begins to disintegrate before his eyes.

The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea allows us a precious glimpse into a simpler kind of childhood in a country that no longer exists.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143202745

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 June 2009

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 112.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 224g

Pages: 416

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About the Author

Acknowledged as one of Australia's finest writers, Randolph Stow was born in Geraldton, Western Australia, in 1935. He graduated from the University of Western Australia and lectured in English at the Universities of Adelaide, Western Australia and Leeds. In addition to his writing, Randolph worked as a teacher and sometime anthropologist and for many years he lived in Sussex, England (his ancestral home). His works included novels, plays, poetry and children's books. His best-known novels include To the Islands (one of the first books published by Penguin in Australia, in 1963), Tourmaline and, what many regard as his finest work, The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea. He also wrote the hugely popular children's novel Midnight. Stow was awarded the Miles Franklin Award for To the Islands, and in 1979 he was awarded the Patrick White Award. Randolph Stow died in May 2010 at the age of seventy-four.

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