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Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch
4.0
Swallow the air excellently captures the spirit of discovery, youth, pain and yearning all set in a wonderfully vivid and beautifully described backdrop of the Australian coast.
The prevalent themes of belonging, journey and self discovery drives the story in a compelling and sincere way. The characters that protagonist May Gibson meets along the way offer their own unique story, motivation, influence and range from heartwarming, compassionate & hopeful to cruel, cynical and defeated by a system put in place to victimise the indigenous people.
The Aboriginal influence and background gives the story a spiritual and uplifting feel where perseverance through the odds to find home is the only path.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it is fantastic is it's setting and descriptions. The emotions and experiences of characters are well represented and developed and all together makes a great book exploring belonging, journey and finding oneself along the way.
The prevalent themes of belonging, journey and self discovery drives the story in a compelling and sincere way. The characters that protagonist May Gibson meets along the way offer their own unique story, motivation, influence and range from heartwarming, compassionate & hopeful to cruel, cynical and defeated by a system put in place to victimise the indigenous people.
The Aboriginal influence and background gives the story a spiritual and uplifting feel where perseverance through the odds to find home is the only path.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it is fantastic is it's setting and descriptions. The emotions and experiences of characters are well represented and developed and all together makes a great book exploring belonging, journey and finding oneself along the way.