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'A book that grabs you by the scruff . . . Compelling, unflinching and true' Scotsman
Being a copper's son, I've always got one eye out for trouble. I can't help it.
But I don't go looking for it anymore.
Chaos has shaped Tim Winton's life, and in these extraordinarily powerful true stories he reveals the accidents, both serendipitous and traumatic, that have influenced his view of the world.
From unexpected links between car crashes and faith, the dangers of surfing and writing, to the story of his upbringing in the changing Australian landscape, The Boy Behind the Curtain is an impassioned, funny collection of memories, and a book like no other.
'Melancholy but humorous, lyrical but boisterous . . . will delight even those unfamiliar with his fiction' Daily Telegraph
'A masterclass in turning appalling incidents into meditations on mortality, fatherhood and responsibility' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent
'Eclectic and impassioned' Observer
About the author
Tim Winton has published over twenty books for adults and children, and his work has been translated into many different 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). Active in the environmental movement, he is the Patron of the Australian Marine Conservation Society. He lives in Western Australia.
Summary
Following on from his gorgeous memoirs Land's Edge and Island Home, The Boy Behind the Curtain tells more remarkable true stories from Tim Winton: it is his most personal book to date.
Foreword
Following on from his gorgeous memoirs Land's Edge and Island Home, The Boy Behind the Curtain tells more remarkable true stories from Tim Winton: it is his most personal book to date.
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I love Tim Winton's writing, and this treasure trove of autobiographical stories and essays is packed with enthralling insights into his life and work
