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'A novel of desire, duty and secrets, The Sea Bed follows the journey of a Buddhist monk who leaves the safe predictability of his mountain monastery and ventures into the world to carry out a fellow monk's dying request. When he encounters abalone diving women in a remote coastal village he is torn between dedication to his task and surrendering to desire.
'While the monk skirts around the edges of the sea women community, at its heart is Chicken, a young diver witnessing the extinction of a way of life that has been her family's for generations. If only her sister Lilli returned, perhaps somehow that would bring renewal.
'But the past and its secrets weigh heavily on Lilli and she had her own reasons for disappearing all those years ago. Each of these characters is locked in their own isolation, yet their stories are connected in deep and sometimes surprising ways.' (from the publisher's website)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Reticent Writing
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 21 no. 2 2009;
— Review of The Sea Bed 2009 single work novel -
The Enduring Allure of Fable
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 September 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of The Sea Bed 2009 single work novel ; The River Wife 2009 single work novel -
[Review] The Sea Bed
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , August vol. 89 no. 1 2009; (p. 41)
— Review of The Sea Bed 2009 single work novel -
Wandering Sense of Wonder
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 September 2009; (p. 11) -
Enter a World of Temptation
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29-30 August 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of The Sea Bed 2009 single work novel
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Modernity Mocks Life's Certainties
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 August 2009; (p. 12-13)
— Review of The Sea Bed 2009 single work novel -
[Review] The Sea Bed
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 August 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of The Sea Bed 2009 single work novel ; Bloke 2009 single work novel -
Cover Notes
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 16 August 2009; (p. 25)
— Review of The Sea Bed 2009 single work novel -
Diving for Pearls
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 29 - 30 August 2009; (p. 22-23)
— Review of The Sea Bed 2009 single work novel -
Take Three
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 30 August 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of The Sea Bed 2009 single work novel ; Bloke 2009 single work novel -
Wandering Sense of Wonder
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 September 2009; (p. 11)
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