Bøger af Favel Parrett

Isla is a lonely girl who moves to Hobart with her mother and brother to try and better their lives. It's not really working until they meet Bo, a crewman on an Antarctic supply ship, the Nella Dan, who shares stories about his adventures with them--his travels, bird watching, home in Denmark, and life on board the ship. Isla is struggling to learn what truly matters and who to trust; and this modern Viking is searching to understand his past and find a place in this world for himself. Though their time together is short, it's enough to change the course of both their lives. And what they give each other might mean they can both eventually find their way home.

"Originally published in 2011 by Hachette Australia"--T.p. verso.

The profoundly moving new novel from the Miles Franklin-shortlisted author of Past the Shallows and When the Night Comes.

Set in Tasmania and Antarctica, this is the beautifully told new novel from bestselling author Favel Parrett. When the Night Comes tells the story of a young girl, learning what is important in life and who to trust; and of a crewman on the Antarctic supply ship, the Nella Dan, a modern Viking searching to understand his past and find a place in this world for himself.When their paths cross, he teaches her the gift of stillness, of watching birds and shares tales of sailing south to the ice. She shows him what is missing in his life. Though their time together is cut short when his noble ship is lost, the small gifts have been enough to set her path towards the sea.And maybe what they give to each other will mean they can both eventually find their way home.

Shortlisted for the 2012 Miles Franklin Award, PAST THE SHALLOWS is a powerful and hauntingly beautiful novel from an extraordinary new Australian writer who is compared with Cormac McCarthy and Tim Winton. 'If you read only one book this year, make sure it's this' Sunday Times'I loved Past the Shallows' Kevin Powers, author of The Yellow BirdsEveryone loves Harry. Except his father.Joe, Miles and Harry are growing up on the remote south coast of Tasmania. The brothers' lives are shaped by their father's moods - like the ocean he fishes, he is wild and unpredictable. He is a bitter man, with a devastating secret.Miles does his best to watch out for Harry, the youngest, but he can't be there all the time. Often alone, Harry finds joy in the small treasures he discovers, in shark eggs and cuttlefish bones. In a kelpie pup, a mug of hot chocolate, and a secret friendship with a mysterious neighbour.But sometimes small treasures, or a brother's love are not enough.

En ufattelig smuk og rørende fortælling om at vokse op, om livet og døden, venskaber og drømme og om begivenheder, der ændrer alt, og tabte bekendtskaber, der stadig sætter spor. “RØD. Intet andet end rød. En lysende rød mur af stål. Et skib, så højt som en bygning, så stort som himlen, og da jeg kiggede op, stod der en mand ved rælingen. Han var høj, klædt i hvidt, og han vinkede. Jeg vendte mig om, men der var ikke nogen bag mig. Der var kun mig. Han vinkede igen, som om han kendte mig. Han vinkede. Nogen kunne se mig. ”Isla får øje på det store røde skib, Nella Dan, en regnfuldmorgen. Med skibets ankomst åbner der sig en ny verden forden ensomme pige. Efter forældrenes skilsmisse er Isla flyttet til Hobart på Tasmanien sammen med sin mor og bror. Økonomien er dårlig, de bor i et gammelt hus, og de er nødt til at leje husets bedste værelse ud. Bo er kok på Nella Dan, der sejler forsyninger til de australske forskningsstationer på Antarktis. Han bliver kæreste med Islas mor, og gennem to somre besøger han familien, når skibet lægger til i Hobart. Han fortæller om livet på skibet, om at sejle sydpå til isen og om det mest solrige sted i Danmark, hvor han kommer fra. Gennem venskabet med Bo lærer Isla om livet, verden og at tro på de ubegrænsede muligheder, der ligger foran hende. Betagende … Gribende, uforglemmelig smuk … - Rachel Joyce, Harold