Death of a Whaler is a novel written by Australian author Nerida Newton and was first published in 2006. It is Newton's second novel.[1][2]

Death of a Whaler
First edition cover
AuthorNerida Newton
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherAllen & Unwin
Publication date
July 2006
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages312 pp (first edition, paperback)
ISBN1-74114-791-3 (first edition, paperback)
OCLC74890341
823/.92 22
LC ClassPR9619.4.N49 D43 2006
Preceded byThe Lambing Flat 

Plot summary

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Byron Bay, 1962. On the second last day before the whaling station is closed down for good, Flinch, the young spotter, is involved in a terrible accident.

Over a decade later, Flinch has become a recluse, unable to move on from that fatal moment. The Bay, too, seems stalled in its bloody past, the land and the ocean on which it was founded now barren and unyielding.

It is only after crossing paths with Karma, a girl living in one of the hinterland's first hippie communes, that Flinch gradually and reluctantly embarks upon a path towards healing, coming to terms with his past, present and future.

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References

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  1. ^ Griffin, Michelle (2006-07-08). "Death of a Whaler". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  2. ^ Newton, Nerida; EBSCOhost (2006), Death of a whaler, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-74115-869-4