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'"With a crack as though her back was breaking the dory lurched downwards. Christos felt himself twist, then fall inexorably, towards the head of the inquisitive shark."
'For his birthday, Christos takes his father's mackerel dory on his first solo trip. He plans to fish and then camp overnight on a local island. But things go terribly, terrifyingly wrong when Christos runs the dory aground on a reef, attracting a four-metre tiger shark as company for the most harrowing night of his life - a night during which he decides what he would be willing to die for.' (From the publisher's website.)
'For his birthday, Christos takes his father's mackerel dory on his first solo trip. He plans to fish and then camp overnight on a local island. But things go terribly, terrifyingly wrong when Christos runs the dory aground on a reef, attracting a four-metre tiger shark as company for the most harrowing night of his life - a night during which he decides what he would be willing to die for.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication : For my father Nestor Svendsen (1927-2008) where love has been grace remains forever
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Epigraph : Young Fisherwoman: Call back the men who have gone to cast their nets ... These are not times for men to dare the sea, When moon and wind and water plot against them. Old Fisherwoman: Be still, young wife. Giant mackeral sweep the coast, ... Hear this from one who lost her son at sea ... Hold down your fear, and drown it in your heart. Val Vallis (1916-2009) From the 'Fishing Season' in Songs of the Coast
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To Die For by Mark Svendsen
2011
single work
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , March 2011;
— Review of To Die For 2011 single work novel -
Mark Svendsen – Author Interview
2011
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Australian Literature Review , September 2011; -
[Review] To Die For
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 55 no. 2 2011; (p. 39)
— Review of To Die For 2011 single work novel -
[Review] To Die For
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 25 no. 2 2011; (p. 47)
— Review of To Die For 2011 single work novel -
[Review] To Die For
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 26 no. 1 2011; (p. 45)
— Review of To Die For 2011 single work novel
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[Review] To Die For
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 26 no. 1 2011; (p. 45)
— Review of To Die For 2011 single work novel -
[Review] To Die For
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 25 no. 2 2011; (p. 47)
— Review of To Die For 2011 single work novel -
[Review] To Die For
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 55 no. 2 2011; (p. 39)
— Review of To Die For 2011 single work novel -
To Die For by Mark Svendsen
2011
single work
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , March 2011;
— Review of To Die For 2011 single work novel -
Mark Svendsen – Author Interview
2011
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Australian Literature Review , September 2011;
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