Kath Engebretson Kath Engebretson i(17235031 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Nineteen Days Kath Engebretson , Greenslopes : Atlas Productions , 2020 19650388 2020 single work novel

'“The wisdom and compassion of this book are gripping. Kath Engebretson leads her characters through profound challenges with great storytelling and, more than that, an understanding of the pain and honesty that lead to real healing.”  Michael McGirr, author of Books That Saved My Life.

'Genevieve hates cruises. All that lounging around quaffing cocktails and too much food. But Peter, her husband, bought this one for her after the worst year of her life, and she couldn’t tell him she didn’t want to go. They are both still traumatised from an unimaginable family tragedy, and each of them has gone into hiding behind small talk and silence. 

'A cruise is also the last place Genevieve could imagine making a friend, but in Thomas, a morbidly obese man who inhabits a patch of shade on the deck, she meets someone she can talk to. She tells him her story. Thomas himself has an odd past. He is a refugee from an oppressive cult, an experience that poisoned the only relationship he cared about. 

'In the gentle relationship a kind of healing takes place, until Peter drops a bombshell. By the end of the cruise, all their lives have changed. 

'A story about strange and unexpected friendships, about the facades that people wear, and about what happens when they break. Most of all it is a story about how love manages to seep through the cracks.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)

1 y separately published work icon Red Dirt Odyssey Kath Engebretson , Woolloongabba : Atlas Productions , 2016 17235169 2016 single work novel

'The campervan sits in the driveway waiting for Alice--a jaded academic--and her husband, Will, to retire and hit the road ... any day now.

'But when Will suddenly dies, Alice is lost. Unhappy at work, and with her future plans thwarted, she rises daily, puts one foot in front of the other, existing not living.

'Until one day, she climbs into the campervan and decides to go it alone. Escaping from her city life she heads across the Nullarbor, taking work as a shearers' cook, and meeting a colourful cast of characters who will change the way she views the world.

'Red Dirt Odyssey is a reminder that life can change in a moment but when one door closes, another opens. A story of contemporary Australian life explored - loss and loneliness, friendship and renewal, risk and adventure, set against the dramatic landscapes of outback and coastal Australia.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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