{"product_id":"the-turning-stories-paperback","title":"The Turning: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Winton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eDirt Music \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Riders\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecaptures the urgency of memory and the way an entire life can be shaped by one event from the past in this capsule of connected stories set on the coast of Western Australia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTim Winton's stunning collection of connected stories is about turnings of all kinds--changes of heart, slow awakenings, nasty surprises and accidents, sudden detours, resolves made or broken. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrothers cease speaking to each other, husbands abandon wives and children, grown men are haunted by childhood fears. People struggle against the weight of their own history and try to reconcile themselves to their place in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith extraordinary insight and tenderness, Winton explores the demons and frailties of ordinary people whose lives are not what they had hoped.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Winton grew up and still lives in Western Australia. Considered the pre-eminent Australian author of his generation, Tim is the author of thirty books which have been widely translated and adapted for film, television, stage, opera, and radio. He has won the Miles Franklin, Australia's most prestigious award, four times and has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, for \u003ci\u003eThe Riders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDirt Music. \u003c\/i\u003eRenowned for his role in the campaign to save Ningaloo Reef in 2000-2003, Tim's most recent work in the environmental space is the award-winning series \u003ci\u003eNingaloo Nyinggulu \u003c\/i\u003e(2023), which he wrote and narrated. Voted a National Living Treasure by the National Trust in 1997, he is also an honorary fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. In recognition of his contribution to literature and the environment, in 2023 he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52555635917093,"sku":"9780743279796","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/y6e7wpRwND9780743279796.webp?v=1781359438","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/the-turning-stories-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}