Land's edge

Tim Winton recalls seaside holidays from his childhood, when mornings belonged to the sun and the surf and he spent them in the water. When the wind rose in the afternoons, he retreated indoors to read. Over time that rhythm between sea and shelter grew into a way of living. This memoir explores his fascination with the place where land and ocean meet, covering activities such as diving, wandering the dunes and beachcombing. It also conveys the unstable, marvellous sense of standing at an edge, a feeling that runs through his fiction. Narelle Autio's photographs accompany the text, and together they honour the coastal life and the people who give themselves over to it.