The Broken Shore
Melbourne
:
Text Publishing
,
2005
Z1207328
2005
single work
novel
crime
(taught in 9 units)
'Joe Cashin was different once. He moved easily then; was surer and less thoughtful. But there are consequences when you've come so close to dying. For Cashin, they included a posting away from the world of Homicide to the quiet place on the coast where he grew up. Now all he has to do is play the country cop and walk the dogs. And sometimes think about how he was before.
'Then prominent local Charles Bourgoyne is bashed and left for dead. Everything seems to point to three boys from the nearby Aboriginal community; everyone seems to want it to. But Cashin is unconvinced. And as tragedy unfolds relentlessly into tragedy, he finds himself holding onto something that might be better let go.'
Source: Publisher's website (Sighted 22/8/11)
Greene, Graham. The Quiet American. Penguin, 2004.
Lindqvist, John Ajvide. Let the Right One In. St Martins Press, 2004.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Pale Fire. Penguin, 2012.
This unit is a key advanced Creative Writing unit in the Advanced Writing Practice package. This unit enables you to develop a sustained and coherent piece of work, and develop the analytical, practical and professional skills needed to work within this unique form. The focus is on the longer narrative form and across various genres. The unit is also designed to enable you to begin to develop a critical understanding of your own and others approaches to the writing life. This unit includes face-to-face and electronic learning environments designed to facilitate the development of professional reading, editing and writing skills.
