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Author of Past the Shallows
Author of Past the Shallows
Favel Parrett
Year Past the Shallows published
Year Past the Shallows published
2011
Setting of Past the Shallows
Setting of Past the Shallows
Bruny Island, Tasmania
Three brothers (eldest to youngest)
Three brothers (eldest to youngest)
Joe (eldest), Miles (middle), Harry (youngest)
Dad's occupation
Dad's occupation
Abalone fisherman
Parrett's prose style
Parrett's prose style
Sparse, economical prose
Shark tooth necklace significance
Shark tooth necklace significance
Belonged to Uncle Nick (Mum's lover); hidden family secrets
Harry's biological father
Harry's biological father
Uncle Nick
How Harry dies
How Harry dies
Dad throws him overboard; drowns in freezing water
Novel's resolution
Novel's resolution
Miles and Joe sail away from Bruny Island together