Shrine: A Play in One Act by Tim Winton - ISBN: 9780143572169
Paperback
Grief, secrets, and ghosts haunt a family after a tragic loss.

Shrine: A Play in One Act

A Play in One Act

  • Paperback

    144 pages

  • Release Date

    23 July 2014

Summary

Tim Winton’s Shrine is a searing play about the way in which we try to own our dead, and the way in which they come to own us.

A year after the death of their son Jack in an early-morning car crash, Adam and Mary Mansfield are still struggling with what happened. Adam has sold his winery, and his trips to the beach house have become more frequent - anything to avoid Mary’s silent suffering. One day he encounters a young woman he used to employ as a cellarhand. June knows her …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143572169
ISBN-10:0143572164
Author:Tim Winton
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint:Penguin Random House Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:23 July 2014
Weight:138g
Dimensions:201mm x 129mm x 11mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Tim Winton at his very best.’ - Theatre Australia. ‘A hypnotic rhapsody of love and pain. You can almost taste the seawater.’ - Colosoul Magazine

About The Author

Tim Winton

Tim Winton is the author of 30 books. His work has been widely translated and adapted for film, television, stage and radio. He lives in Western Australia.

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