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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 The Raft
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'It was intended as a family getaway. It became a nightmare of survival ... Martin and Lydia Napier's marriage is shaky. Fate has been cruel and they are both still reeling from the blows. When they are offered the use of a property in tropical far-north Queensland they decide to take a break, maybe get their relationship back on track, and give their eight-year-old daughter Ami a holiday. they leave Sydney and hit the road for what should be a taste of paradise ... Initial misgivings about a cyclone hovering are allayed when the rain stops. It looks like the wet season is over. But just as they start to unwind, the river swells and rain clouds gather. With an escape from rising floodwaters thwarted, Lydia, Martin and Ami are caught up in the dramatic rescue of a policeman and his prisoner. Within hours the family find themselves marooned on the roof of the isolated farmhouse, with limited food and water, little hope of rescue, and a killer in their midst ... Faced with horrors both human and natural, they must do what they can to survive. But who can they trust? And can they be sure where the dangers really lie? the Raft is a deft psychological thriller which shows the courage people summon and the sacrifices they make when their loved ones are threatened.'

Source : publisher's blurb

Notes

  • Dedication: To Harry and Connie for inspiring the dream.
    To Scott and Robert for sharing it.
    To Yukiko for making everything possible.

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Works about this Work

Romance Writing Alan Mills , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , May no. 158 2006; (p. 11, 22)
Dimensions Missing Kimberley Starr , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 - 8 May 2005; (p. 8)

— Review of The Raft Alan Mills , 2005 single work novel
To Survive, Keep Your Eyes on Her Breasts Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 April 2005; (p. 12-13)

— Review of The Raft Alan Mills , 2005 single work novel
This Week's Selection Chris Brice , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 April 2005; (p. 12)

— Review of The Raft Alan Mills , 2005 single work novel
Paperbacks Ian McFarlane , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 27 March 2005; (p. 19)

— Review of The Raft Alan Mills , 2005 single work novel
[Review] The Raft Sofie Groom , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , February vol. 84 no. 7 2005; (p. 29)

— Review of The Raft Alan Mills , 2005 single work novel
Paperbacks Ian McFarlane , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 27 March 2005; (p. 19)

— Review of The Raft Alan Mills , 2005 single work novel
This Week's Selection Chris Brice , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 April 2005; (p. 12)

— Review of The Raft Alan Mills , 2005 single work novel
To Survive, Keep Your Eyes on Her Breasts Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 April 2005; (p. 12-13)

— Review of The Raft Alan Mills , 2005 single work novel
Dimensions Missing Kimberley Starr , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 - 8 May 2005; (p. 8)

— Review of The Raft Alan Mills , 2005 single work novel
Romance Writing Alan Mills , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , May no. 158 2006; (p. 11, 22)
Last amended 20 Oct 2020 14:35:56
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