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Safe Haven
Shankari Chandran
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Belletristik / Krimis, Thriller, Spionage
Beschreibung
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. It's 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 androwsof toweringpalm trees, the detention centre slept fitfully in theheavy summer heat. Thepalmsblocked the oceangustthat nowswirledaround him, filling his lungs with thetasteoftemple flowersand 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 Fina's fateand the secrets she reveals will divide the town and the nation.Safe Haven is about displacement and seeking refugebut ultimately it is a story about finding homeand the lengths you'll go to find safety and love. PRAISE FOR SAFE HAVEN ';a powerful tale' The Advertiser ';timely and provocative' The Australian';a compassionate literary page turner' Big Issue';Safe Havenoffers 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 + Publishing';Anyone who readChai Time at Cinnamon Gardenswill already know that Miles Franklin winnerShankari Chandranis 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
