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Book by Thea Astley From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reaching Tin River (1990) is a novel by Australian author Thea Astley.[1]
First edition | |
| Author | Thea Astley |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | William Heinemann, Australia |
Publication date | 1990 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 223 |
| ISBN | 0399135324 |
| Preceded by | Beachmasters |
| Followed by | Vanishing Points |
Thea Astley's main character, Belle, is a quick witted, strong willed, rebellious and ambitious young woman. Belle tells an ironic story of her childhood and her obsession with a dead man. While researching the archives of a middle-of-nowhere town called Jericho Flats, she path crosses that of the long-dead, Gaden Lockyer, with whom she becomes obsessed.[2]
Commenting on a scene in the book where Belle visits a country boarding house where Lockyer stayed, Astley stated: "About two or three years ago when I was passing an old seaside boarding house, the sort of place I've stayed at in country towns over and over again," she said, "and I thought I'd like to walk into that awful looking boarding house. If there was no-one around I'd sit there and wait. If anyone asked I'd say I was waiting for X, you know. If they hadn't sent for the police by evening I'd still be sitting there and saying I'm waiting for X. Eventually some absolutely ghastly person would come down the stairs and say, "I'm X." And then I thought, "This is wrong. It sounds like a thriller, you know, not my scene," but that's what started it off."[3]
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