Ten great Australian beach reads set at the beach
- Written by Liz Ellison, Lecturer in Creative Industries, CQUniversity Australia
The beach is a common setting for Australian novels, which often capture its darker side.boxer_bob/flickr, CC BY-NC-NDAustralians flock to the beach over the summer holidays: Bondi alone had 2.9 million visitors in 2017 – 2018. But while tourism campaigns often portray the beach as an idyllic, isolated haven, many of our beach stories depict...





