Haunted by the brutal murder of a local couple, David heads to his weekend shack with his new lover, Lydia, and his children from his recently crumbled marriage. Together they find escape, if only briefly, in the ocean and the bush.
The Bodysurfers,the title story of Robert Drewe's classic first collection, is a vivid evocation of love, passion, terror and the beauty of the beach.
Robert Drewe is the author of twenty-three books, including nine novels, four collections of short stories, two memoirs and four other works of non-fiction. His books have been widely translated, won national and international prizes, been adapted for film, television, theatre and radio, and credited by artists as diverse as Paul Kelly and Brett Whitely for their influence on their own work.
