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'It was intended as a family getaway. It became a nightmare of survival ... Martin and Lydia Napier's marriage is shaky. Fate has been cruel and they are both still reeling from the blows. When they are offered the use of a property in tropical far-north Queensland they decide to take a break, maybe get their relationship back on track, and give their eight-year-old daughter Ami a holiday. they leave Sydney and hit the road for what should be a taste of paradise ... Initial misgivings about a cyclone hovering are allayed when the rain stops. It looks like the wet season is over. But just as they start to unwind, the river swells and rain clouds gather. With an escape from rising floodwaters thwarted, Lydia, Martin and Ami are caught up in the dramatic rescue of a policeman and his prisoner. Within hours the family find themselves marooned on the roof of the isolated farmhouse, with limited food and water, little hope of rescue, and a killer in their midst ... Faced with horrors both human and natural, they must do what they can to survive. But who can they trust? And can they be sure where the dangers really lie? the Raft is a deft psychological thriller which shows the courage people summon and the sacrifices they make when their loved ones are threatened.'
Source : publisher's blurb
Notes
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Dedication: To Harry and Connie for inspiring the dream.
To Scott and Robert for sharing it.
To Yukiko for making everything possible.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Romance Writing
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , May no. 158 2006; (p. 11, 22) -
Dimensions Missing
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 - 8 May 2005; (p. 8)
— Review of The Raft 2005 single work novel -
To Survive, Keep Your Eyes on Her Breasts
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 April 2005; (p. 12-13)
— Review of The Raft 2005 single work novel -
This Week's Selection
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 April 2005; (p. 12)
— Review of The Raft 2005 single work novel -
Paperbacks
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 27 March 2005; (p. 19)
— Review of The Raft 2005 single work novel
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[Review] The Raft
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , February vol. 84 no. 7 2005; (p. 29)
— Review of The Raft 2005 single work novel -
Paperbacks
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 27 March 2005; (p. 19)
— Review of The Raft 2005 single work novel -
This Week's Selection
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 April 2005; (p. 12)
— Review of The Raft 2005 single work novel -
To Survive, Keep Your Eyes on Her Breasts
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 April 2005; (p. 12-13)
— Review of The Raft 2005 single work novel -
Dimensions Missing
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 - 8 May 2005; (p. 8)
— Review of The Raft 2005 single work novel -
Romance Writing
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , May no. 158 2006; (p. 11, 22)
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- Far North Queensland, Queensland,