The novel is set in a riverside community and tells the stories of pregnant Rose, grieving her dead father and waiting for the arrival of her baby; Danny, who runs the local water-taxi service and is hiding from his violent father; and the members of the local community.
Notesedit
Dedication: For Brad and Ellie, with love.
Epigraph: "Lord help me... / because my boat is so small, / And your sea is so immense." - Medieval French prayer
Reviewsedit
Lorien Kaye in The Age noted "The River Baptists starts quietly but gradually ratchets up the tension. The transformation is subtle enough to be credible. It is impossible to resist river-related metaphors to describe this novel, filled as it is with undertows and undercurrents; ultimately, the reader is swept away."[1]
The Australian/Vogel Literary Award judges, Matt Buchanan and Jenny Tabakoff, in The Sydney Morning Herald: "Thoughtful and well-paced book, with tension mounting nicely and a lovely evocation of the river and its characters. A very satisfying read."[2]
^"The River Baptists" by Lorien Kaye, The Age, 16 October 2007
^"Passion and promise from emerging voices" by Matt Buchanan and Jenny Tabakoff, The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 May 2008
January 01, 1970
river, baptists, 2007, novel, australian, author, belinda, castles, australian, vogel, literary, award, 2006, authorbelinda, castlescountryaustralialanguageenglishgenrenovelpublisherallen, unwin, australiapublication, date2007media, typeprint, paperback, pages. The River Baptists 2007 is a novel by Australian author Belinda Castles It won The Australian Vogel Literary Award in 2006 The River BaptistsAuthorBelinda CastlesCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishGenrenovelPublisherAllen amp Unwin AustraliaPublication date2007Media typePrint Paperback Pages287ISBN9781741751932Preceded byFalling Woman Followed byHannah and Emil Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Notes 3 Reviews 4 Awards and nominations 5 ReferencesPlot summary editThe novel is set in a riverside community and tells the stories of pregnant Rose grieving her dead father and waiting for the arrival of her baby Danny who runs the local water taxi service and is hiding from his violent father and the members of the local community Notes editDedication For Brad and Ellie with love Epigraph Lord help me because my boat is so small And your sea is so immense Medieval French prayerReviews editLorien Kaye in The Age noted The River Baptists starts quietly but gradually ratchets up the tension The transformation is subtle enough to be credible It is impossible to resist river related metaphors to describe this novel filled as it is with undertows and undercurrents ultimately the reader is swept away 1 The Australian Vogel Literary Award judges Matt Buchanan and Jenny Tabakoff in The Sydney Morning Herald Thoughtful and well paced book with tension mounting nicely and a lovely evocation of the river and its characters A very satisfying read 2 Awards and nominations edit2006 winner The Australian Vogel Literary AwardReferences edit The River Baptists by Lorien Kaye The Age 16 October 2007 Passion and promise from emerging voices by Matt Buchanan and Jenny Tabakoff The Sydney Morning Herald 24 May 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The River Baptists amp oldid 1212659059, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
