Breath. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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Breath
Tim Winton, 2008
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Simon Baker, 2017

Hungry for discovery, teenagers Pikelet and Loonie form an unlikely friendship with Sando, a mysterious older surfer and adventurer who pushes the boys to take risks that will have a lasting and profound impact on their lives. An authentic coming-of-age drama set in an idyllic 1970s coastal Australia.


That Eye, the Sky. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1987 book
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That Eye, the Sky
Tim Winton, 1987
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John Ruane, 1994

Twelve-year-old Ort Flack resides in the Australian outback with his mother and sister Tegwyn. Additionally, the three of them must care for their elderly grandmother and their father, who is paralyzed. One mother cannot easily provide for everyone. But one day, Henry, a mystery stranger, arrives at their abandoned home and offers to help them.


In the Winter Dark. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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In the Winter Dark
Tim Winton, 1988
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James Bogle, 1998

Something evil is butchering the native livestock in a barren Australian region. To stop the murderous beast, four locals band together: a farm couple with a tragic background, a lonely man, and a pregnant hippy girl.


The Turning. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2004 book
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The Turning
Tim Winton, 2004
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Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Jub Clerc, 2013

The Turning, a hauntingly gorgeous collaborative film directed by seventeen brilliant filmmakers, explores the remarkable events in ordinary lives that change them for the rest of time. The passing of time, regret, addiction, and obsession are constant themes that run through all of the stories.


Blueback. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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Blueback
Tim Winton, 1997
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Robert Connolly, 2022

Blueback centers on Abby, a little girl who dives with a spectacular wild blue groper and makes friends with it. When Abby learns that the fish are in danger, she is motivated by her activist mother, Dora, and confronts the poachers to protect her companion.


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.