The Boys Are Back. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2000 book
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The Boys Are Back
Simon Carr, 2000
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Scott Hicks, 2009

Joe Warr is a British sports writer who lives in Australia with his second wife, Katy and his young son Artie. Katy is diagnosed with cancer and dies, forcing Joe to cope with the responsibilities of being a single parent. Joe’s teenage son from his first marriage, Harry, feels abandoned in the United Kingdom with his mother. Harry uses Katy’s death as an opportunity to try to build a relationship with his father, coming to visit him in Australia.


Jindabyne. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1975 book, So Much Water, So Close to Home
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So Much Water, So Close to Home
Raymond Carver, 1975
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Ray Lawrence, 2006

Stewart Kane, an Irishman residing in the Australian town of Jindabyne, is on a remote fishing trip with three others when they stumble upon the body of a murdered girl in a river. Instead of immediately returning to town, they continue fishing and only report the discovery days later. Claire, Stewart’s wife, is the last to know. Disturbed by her husband’s actions, her faith in their relationship wavers.


Dirt Music. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2002 book
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Dirt Music
Tim Winton, 2002
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Gregor Jordan, 2019

Georgie is slowly suffocating in a loveless marriage to fishing tycoon Jim Buckridge. Handsome poacher Lu is an irresistible symbol of the excitement she craves. A passionate affair follows that reveals the dark secrets in Lu’s past and forces him to take flight into the blistering heat of the outback. Georgie follows, determined to find him and bring him back.