Safe Haven: THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE WINNER OF THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD b

Description: Safe Haven by Shankari Chandran A SHAMELESS BOOK CLUB PICK AN AUSTRALIAN WOMENS WEEKLY GREAT READ A powerful, well-crafted story –Sydney Morning Herald a heart-wrenching yet hopeful tale. –The Sunday Age a warm and generous read. –The Guardian a fearless novel that reaches into your heart with evocative prose and beautifully drawn characters. Its also a page turner. -–Australian Womens Weekly The new novel from the Miles Franklin award-winning author of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens.It was a beautiful evening. The wind gathered speed, lifting the frangipanis from the grove behind him, pink and yellow petals defying gravity. Beyond the trees, hidden by the foliage and rows of towering palm trees, the detention centre slept fitfully in the heavy summer heat. The palms blocked the ocean gust that now swirled around him, filling his lungs with the taste of temple flowers and salt. It reminded him of home. He took a deep breath, stepped off the escarpment and felt the red sand rush up towards him. Arriving in Australia seeking asylum, Fina dedicates herself to aiding the refugees who are held in Port Camden, a remote island outpost. Over time she settles into a life within a community of like-minded people, finding a new family, far from her original home. After she speaks out for those being detained, Fina becomes the focus of a media storm that leads to her arrest, and the threat of deportation. When a security officer dies under suspicious circumstances, Lucky, a special investigator, arrives to uncover the truth. The mystery is tied to Finas fate—and the secrets she reveals will divide the town and the nation.Safe Haven is about displacement and seeking refuge—but ultimately it is a story about finding home—and the lengths youll go to find safety and love. PRAISE FOR SAFE HAVEN a powerful tale –The Advertiser timely and provocative –The Australiana compassionate literary page turner –Big IssueSafe Haven offers readers a novel that does exactly that – exploring, through a fictional lens, the ways in which these intertwined histories come to deliver powerful personal, emotional and political legacies. –ArtsHub Chandrans writing is evocative and studded with beautiful imagery –Books + PublishingAnyone who read Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens will already know that Miles Franklin winner Shankari Chandran is an expert at sketching communities of people whose dependency on one another is matched by their care for each other. Chandrans new novel, Safe Haven, has it all: a group of refugees only too aware of the fragility of their position; bonds of love and trust; a mysterious death; and similarly beautiful storytelling to her prize-winning book. –Qantas Magazine FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Shankari Chandran was raised in Canberra, Australia. She spent a decade in London, working as a lawyer in the social justice field. She eventually returned home to Australia, where she now lives with her husband and four children. She is the author of Song of the Sun God, The Barrier and Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, which won the 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Review And here, with adventure, crime, mystery, romance - entertainment-Shankari Chandran is slyly involving us in a story that will make us feel, maybe inform us and if were lucky, able to return to the outside world with wider understanding. * Sydney Morning Herald *Anyone who read Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens will already know that Miles Franklin winner Shankari Chandran is an expert at sketching communities of people whose dependency on one another is matched by their care for each other. Chandrans new novel, Safe Haven, has it all: a group of refugees only too aware of the fragility of their position; bonds of love and trust; a mysterious death; and similarly beautiful storytelling to her prize-winning book. * Qantas Magazine *Safe Haven is an important...and excoriating account of a shameful period of Australian history, told in a generous life-affirming voice that imagines a more humane future. * The Conversation *Stories like this have the power to create and hold space where shame and hope can coexist. * The Guardian * Details ISBN1761151274 Author Shankari Chandran Publisher Ultimo Press Format Paperback NZ Release Date 2024-04-30 Pages 320 Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781761151279 Publication Date 2024-05-01 Imprint Ultimo Press Subtitle THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE WINNER OF THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD Country of Publication Australia Illustrations Text only Audience General AU Release Date 2024-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161495865;

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