Montebello: A Memoir by Robert Drewe

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book edges and corners. Pages have sunned.

In the 1950s, the British began a series of nuclear tests in the Montebello Archipelago [Monte Bello], off the Western Australian coast.

In this moving sequel to The Shark Net, and with his characteristic frankness, humour and cinematic imagery, Drewe travels to the Montebellos to visit the territory that has held his imagination since childhood. He soon finds himself overtaken by memories and reflections on his own ‘islomania’. In the aftermath of both man-made and natural events that have left a permanent mark on the Australian landscape and psyche – from nuclear tests and the mining boom to shark attacks along the coast – Drewe examines how comfortable and familiar terrain can quickly become a site of danger, and how regeneration and love can emerge from chaos and loss.