{"product_id":"9780143569046","title":"Montebello: A Memoir","description":"Author: Drewe, Robert\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143569046\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Feb 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this moving sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Shark Net\u003c\/i\u003e, and with his characteristic frankness, humour and cinematic imagery, Drewe travels to the Montebellos to visit the territory that has held his imagination since childhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Listen to me,' my mother says. 'They've let off an atom bomb today. Right here in W.A. Atom bombs worry the blazes out of me, and I want you at home.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the sleepy and conservative 1950s the British began a series of nuclear tests in the Montebello archipelago off the west coast of Australia. Even today, few people know about the three huge atom bombs that were detonated there, but they lodged in the consciousness of the young Robert Drewe and would linger with him for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this moving sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Shark Net\u003c\/i\u003e, and with his characteristic frankness, humour and cinematic imagery, Drewe travels to the Montebellos to visit the territory that has held his imagination since childhood. He soon finds himself overtaken by memories and reflections on his own 'islomania'. In the aftermath of both man-made and natural events that have left a permanent mark on the Australian landscape and psyche - from nuclear tests and the mining boom to shark attacks along the coast - Drewe examines how comfortable and familiar terrain can quickly become a site of danger, and how regeneration and love can emerge from chaos and loss.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ' \u003ci\u003eMontebello\u003c\/i\u003e  has this wonderfully novelistic flow that draws you back to another time. \u003cb\u003eWilliam Yeoman, \u003ci\u003eWest Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Superb writing and skilful interweaving of the different strands in this book make it a pleasure to read.' \u003cb\u003eLisa Hill, ANZ LitLovers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Creating ... a complex picture out of discrete though related narrative chunks ... \u003ci\u003eMontebello\u003c\/i\u003e is a fragmentary book but a perfectly integrated work of art. Drewe's literary instincts are as impeccable as his ear for the English language is unfaltering, and his latest memoir has all the more force for being set down with such a delicate hand.' \u003cb\u003eRichard King, \u003ci\u003eWeekend Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'This is a splendid memoir with many moods - delicate, tough, ironic, compassionate - that are beautifully controlled and paced.' \u003cb\u003eBrian Matthews, \u003ci\u003eABR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48145015603358,"sku":"UBD-9780143569046","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143569046.jpg?v=1786878443","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143569046","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}