![]() ![]() ![]() And I built a collection of his books over the years in England and eventually back in Australia. But I did find Winton's Shallows ( Amazon link). I returned to England, returned to writing, and didn't get published. Found more Tim Winton books, but not the one I wanted." īrowse & Buy on Winton's Inspiration (Note to latter-day writer-self: stop using cliches!)įinally, on 29th June, before heading to the airport for my flight to England, I asked my father to drop me in town and later noted: "Walked through Hay Street Mall to bookshops. The ending has a similar mystical feel to Ben Okri's The Famished Road." "Doubt I'll ever be able to write as well as either author. Mind racing with Cloudstreet, my short story, England, the future and past, etc." Īnd on 28th June, my last night in Perth, I recorded in my diary: "Finished Cloudstreet. On 25th June, visiting family in Perth, W.A., I wrote: "Didn't sleep well overnight. On 7th June, I went for an evening stroll along Bondi Beach and browsed in a bookshop where I found a copy of the book - though I'd merely commented in the diary: "Bought Cloudstreet by Tim Winton, a W.A. My travel diary from then also has several entries about Winton and Cloudstreet. Read more: Share Your Writing Reading Cloudstreet Share and showcase your nonfiction and other writing - fiction and reviews - as a Guest Writer on Tall And True. ![]()
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