My Father the Whale
by Gina Perry | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 1460762177 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 1460762177 Global Overview for this book
Registered by BettyWhatever of Brunswick, Victoria Australia on 8/9/2024
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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My building’s book exchange shelf is overflowing again - picked this one up to make some room. To be released in the not-too-distant future.
For nine-year-old Ruby, travelling the country with her charismatic father Mitch and busking for a living is the only life she's ever known. Mitch has been the centre of Ruby's world since she was a baby, and much as she's curious about her mother who died soon after Ruby was born, talk of her is taboo.
When repairs to their ageing Kombi strand them in a small coastal town, Ruby is drawn to the town and its people and gains a glimpse of family life starkly different to her own. But when Mitch is ready to leave, Ruby is caught between her loyalty to her father and the safety of the place that's offered her a taste of normal life, causing a rift between them that will take years to heal.
When Mitch sweeps back in town and into Ruby's adult life, his arrival is like a tidal wave, bringing more questions as Ruby grapples with the legacy of her childhood. For her, the only way forward is to confront the past and the secret of a mother Ruby's never known ... and what Mitch was escaping when he set out for a life on the road.
Comets smell like rotten eggs.
For nine-year-old Ruby, travelling the country with her charismatic father Mitch and busking for a living is the only life she's ever known. Mitch has been the centre of Ruby's world since she was a baby, and much as she's curious about her mother who died soon after Ruby was born, talk of her is taboo.
When repairs to their ageing Kombi strand them in a small coastal town, Ruby is drawn to the town and its people and gains a glimpse of family life starkly different to her own. But when Mitch is ready to leave, Ruby is caught between her loyalty to her father and the safety of the place that's offered her a taste of normal life, causing a rift between them that will take years to heal.
When Mitch sweeps back in town and into Ruby's adult life, his arrival is like a tidal wave, bringing more questions as Ruby grapples with the legacy of her childhood. For her, the only way forward is to confront the past and the secret of a mother Ruby's never known ... and what Mitch was escaping when he set out for a life on the road.
Comets smell like rotten eggs.
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If your curiosity has brought you this far, welcome.
Bookcrossing is a free and anonymous community of people who love books.
It is a real treat to receive an update on a book’s travels; I hope you will take a moment to add a quick journal entry here regardless of your plans for the book.
Sincerely yours,
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Journal Entry 3 by BettyWhatever at Anstey Street Library in Brunswick, Victoria Australia on Saturday, August 10, 2024
Released 4 wks ago (8/10/2024 UTC) at Anstey Street Library in Brunswick, Victoria Australia
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Added to the shelf.
What an absolutely gorgeous day it is today.
Your nails grow faster in hot summer.
What an absolutely gorgeous day it is today.
Your nails grow faster in hot summer.
