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o4hsVfnBP Breath: A Novel fXI8XsPvs IV-36129 lH5QVFLkT USmix/Data/US-2009 O2P3Dn0EB 4.5/5 From 256 Reviews z4VY68SkP CyxFQ1eWw ePub | *DOC | audiobook | ebooks | Download PDF QItqLMshk HsOjsC3vM iA36v7qjV UeVZfpwXw lOzjDNVTo HNTiBS0bF EiboWj3OW 1ESohEDgL 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I love this writer!By E. J. U0QTmUegn GoolianI recently discovered this author, recommended by the writer Elin rhUXJLRXz Hilderbrand in The New York Times. I am now snapping up anything by him I pR7gC03HY can get my hands on. I just finished my third title, Breath, which may be the best SRHJFkb2c of the three so far (, , both wonderful). It follows two boys in CLxU3Gi8X their early teens as they take up surfing and put themselves under the tutelage of IPejNRzFk an older, experienced surfer who, grudgingly at first, takes them on; soon they bMhLvpgrP are under his spell. The risks they take on become increasingly dangerous as xWjLRGO06 the book becomes less about surfing and more about everything else.These are j72wTbgGW all gritty novels that resonate on a deep level, written by an absolutely gorgeous ioLq8FILR writer. is a curious and wonderful world to slip into and the ycT4HoAIJ language quirks are delightful. These are not easy storiesbad things do cEnUjMiRJ happenand they pack a punch. Wintons characters learn expensive life lessons, x42yxWBI6 lead hard-scrabble lives, lose loved ones, make bad decisions. I might even 5tKrYojXt venture to say these books are not for the faint of heart. But if you want something thats real and will move you deeply, if you like great writing, if you want a book you wont forget five minutes after you close it, this is for you.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This is a beautifully written storyBy KathrynThis is a beautifully written story, but I would caution that it is very dark. Some members of my book club had a little trouble with the Aussie vocab and slang, but because I lived in Australia for several years, was not an issue for me.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good Book from a Great Australian AuthorBy Joseph LandesI picked Breath after hearing from so many people that Tim Winton really writes great novels. One of his more recent books was shortlisted a few years ago for the Man Booker. I also saw this book on an older NY Times Notable Books list so with that I picked it up and was glad I did as the book was quite good and I will no doubt try to read something else by Winton as a result of reading this. "Breath" is about two young boys who are good friends living in a small town in Australia Loonie is the more adventurous of the two and seems to live in a thrill a minute way. Brue being much more conservative with older parents is less excitable but you can tell wants to break out of his shell. It is surfing that gets the two boys hooked and they meet an older man named Sando who they eventually find out was a world- famous surfer. He takes them under his wing and they seek out harder and more dangerous spots to surf. Sando has a mysterious American wife who he ends up leaving for some time as he goes surfing with Loonie out of the country and Bruce ends up becoming close with her. A great book that moves along quickly and is a very good read. You get a sense for how far a person will go to push himself to the next level and seek adventure. I highly recommend it.

Breath is a story of risk, of learning one's limits by challenging death. On the wild, lonely coast of Western Australia, two thrill-seeking teenage boys fall under the spell of a veteran big-wave surfer named Sando. Their mentor urges them into a regiment of danger and challenge, and the boys test themselves and each other on storm swells and over shark-haunted reefs. The boys give no thought to what they could lose, or to the demons that drive their mentor on into ever-greater danger. Venturi ...