Everyone should read at least one Tim Winton novel, if only to appreciate his passion and understanding of the Australian landscape. His artistic turn of phrase is a joy to read and his word pictures capture the colour and unique make-up of our country. So many of his lines read like poetry, and it's no surprise that he's one of Australia's most awarded contemporary novelists.
Dirt Music is set in Western Australia, as many of his novels are, and focusses on a love triangle of three complex and basically emotionally tortured characters in a fishing community north of Perth. The plot centres on how their lives intertwine as gradually their pasts are revealed to the reader. It isn't until the three characters can deal with ghosts of the past that they can come to terms with the present. Though I found the story slow to develop at first, but the plot races to an exciting ending. It's definitely a good read, after all it was a Booker prize shortlisted novel from 2001 and winner of the 2002 Miles Franklin Award.
Pam
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