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Can I read The Stranding on EtoBox?
The Stranding by Viggers, Karen is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Stranding about?
'A memorable story of broken hearts trying to mend, of personal discovery and recovery' Weekend Australian Lex Henderson washes up in a small coastal village after a tragedy shatters his life in Sydney. He wants only to escape from the world, and thinks he's found the perfect place to do it, until the local community starts taking an interest in him. By then, despite himself, he's a little fascinated in return, and is soon drawn into the place in ways he could never have anticipated. He also meets Callista Bennett, an artist with a hidden history, and enters into a friendship with her that is both volatile and difficult - both of them are paralysed by their pasts and by the idea of trusting anyone ever again. What Lex does learn to trust is the beauty of the world around him, and he embraces it wholeheartedly, swimming out among the whales, spending hours a day studying the ever-changing patterns of the sea and the play of light and shadow, storm and sunshine. This is one way he can connect with Callista, who has spent her whole life engaged with the natural world and whose paintings capture it so vividly. Then a whale is stranded on a nearby beach, and Lex, Callista and the town
Who reads The Stranding?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Viggers, Karen
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781741757736
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.49 / 5 (49 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14