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Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 The Turning Tide
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'When Mike Whalen revisits his former commando training grounds at rugged, beautiful Wilsons Promontory, he's shocked by a chance meeting with the granddaughter of his glamorous old friends, Helen and Johnny.

'When Johnny died in the Pacific War, Mike was left with a burden of buried secrets. And as he's drawn back into the life of Helen's family, Mike finds himself overwhelmed by the past, from growing up in melting-pot Broome to tragic guerilla missions in Timor, desire in post-war Hiroshima and betrayal in the jazzy fifties.

'Before Mike can turn the bitter tides of memory and have any hope of happiness, he must rebuild his bonds with wartime mates, face his long-held guilt, and finally confront Helen - and himself - with the truth.

'From Broome to the Prom via war in the Pacific, this is a powerful saga of mateship, adventure, betrayal and passion.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2014 .
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      Extent: 344p.
      Note/s:
      • Published August 2014
      ISBN: 9781760110741

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Works about this Work

[Untitled] John Fitzgerald , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 27 September 2014; (p. 32)

— Review of The Turning Tide Catherine Lance , 2014 single work novel
[Untitled] John Fitzgerald , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 27 September 2014; (p. 32)

— Review of The Turning Tide Catherine Lance , 2014 single work novel
Last amended 21 Feb 2020 12:51:22
Settings:
  • Broome, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
  • Timor, Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • Hiroshima, Honshu,
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    Japan,
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    East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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