A review by ookie
The Secrets at Ocean's Edge by Kali Napier

4.0

I really enjoyed reading this book. Many themes which come together as a little family strives to be whole in the difficult years of the Great Depression. It is set in Western Australia, near Geraldton, in 1932. It looks at the effects of PTSD on returned soldiers from WW1 (called shell shock in those days.) it helped me understand my grandfather, and how he must have been suffering. After he returned from the western front, he barely spoke for the rest of his life. The book also explores social mores in relationships between men and women, and the shameful way our Indigenous folk were treated.
Kali Napier writes beautifully with subtlety and firm control of mood. Recommended.