![]() Winton shows himself a worthy successor to his countryman Martin Boyd, who portrayed the Anglo-Australian society of previous generations. Featuring lyrical passages and rapid-fire, minimally punctuated dialogue, this satiric, affectionate family saga is tragic and hilarious-and often both at once. ![]() Following the quirky, deeply etched members of these families-``flamin whackos,'' in Quick Lamb's description-as they forge bonds and undergo travails, Winton explores the haphazard nature of human existence with a quietly focused ferocity. The dilemma is resolved with the sudden arrival of the rigid, God-fearing Lamb family, whom the rather libertine Pickles take in as boarders. ![]() Fortunately, the family inherits a rambling old house-the Cloudstreet of the title-in which they can live, although they still lack cash. Sam Pickles earns a modest living mining guano for nitrate until he loses his hand in an accident. The Lambs are industrious, united, anduntil God seems to turn His back on their boy Fishreligious. After two separate catastrophes, two very different families leave the country for the bright lights of Perth. ![]() ``It moves.'' Considerations of fate and love underlie Winton's ( Shallows ) wry novel, set in Western Australia, about two families thrown together in the years following WW II. From award-winning author Tim Winton comes an epic novel that regularly tops the list of best-loved novels in Australia. ``Luck don't change, love,'' observes Sam Pickles to his daughter Rose. ![]()
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