Shallows Sufism & Islamic mysticism and why do we –

and why do we – like the people of early medieval Britain – revere it

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Raven Smith’s Trivial Pursuits

the twenties are roaring

Betsy Griffin takes us on a journey through the darkest of forests to find the light

Shallows Sufism & Islamic mysticism and why do we –Tim Winton's first Miles Franklin winner, Shallows revolves around the ruthless commerce of whaling, and Queenie Cookson, who joins the fight to end it. Angelus is a frontier town with a dark colonial past. And, for a century and a half, it's been a whaling port first and foremost. Queenie Cookson comes from a long line of whalers, but she loves the majestic creatures that visit every winter, so when citified conservationists descend on her community