{"product_id":"safe-haven","title":"Safe Haven","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN AUSTRALIAN WOMEN''S WEEKLY GREAT READ\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''A powerful, well-crafted story'' -\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''\u003c\/i\u003ea heart-wrenching yet hopeful tale.'' -\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Age\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''\u003c\/i\u003ea warm and generous read.'' -\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''\u003c\/i\u003ea fearless novel that reaches into your heart with evocative prose and beautifully drawn characters. It''s also a page turner.'' --\u003ci\u003eAustralian Women''s Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The new novel from the Miles Franklin award-winning author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChai Time at Cinnamon Gardens.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIt was a beautiful evening. The wind gathered speed, lifting the frangipanis from the grove behind him, pink and yellow petals defying gravity. Beyond the trees, hidden by the foliage and rows of towering palm trees, the detention centre slept fitfully in the heavy summer heat. The palms blocked the ocean gust that now swirled around him, filling his lungs with the taste of temple flowers and salt. It reminded him of home. He took a deep breath, stepped off the escarpment and felt the red sand rush up towards him.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Arriving in Australia seeking asylum, Fina dedicates herself to aiding the refugees who are held in Port Camden, a remote island outpost. Over time she settles into a life within a community of like-minded people, finding a new family, far from her original home. After she speaks out for those being detained, Fina becomes the focus of a media storm that leads to her arrest, and the threat of deportation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When a security officer dies under suspicious circumstances, Lucky, a special investigator, arrives to uncover the truth. The mystery is tied to Fina''s fate--and the secrets she reveals will divide the town and the nation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSafe Haven\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eis about displacement and seeking refuge--but ultimately it is a story about finding home--and the lengths you''ll go to find safety and love.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eSAFE HAVEN\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ea powerful tale'' -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''a compassionate literary page turner'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Big Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''\u003ci\u003eSafe Haven \u003c\/i\u003eoffers readers a novel that does exactly that - exploring, through a fictional lens, the ways in which these intertwined histories come to deliver powerful personal, emotional and political legacies.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-ArtsHub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''Chandran''s writing is evocative and studded with beautiful imagery'' \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooks + Publishing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''Anyone who read \u003ci\u003eChai Time at Cinnamon Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e will already know that Miles Franklin winner Shankari Chandran is an expert at sketching communities of people whose dependency on one another is matched by their care for each other. Chandran''s new novel, \u003ci\u003eSafe Haven\u003c\/i\u003e, has it all: a group of refugees only too aware of the fragility of their position; bonds of love and trust; a mysterious death; and similarly beautiful storytelling to her prize-winning book.'' \u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eQantas Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e wirled around him, filling his lungs with the taste of temple flowers and salt. It reminded him of home. He took a deep breath, stepped off the escarpment and felt the red sand rush up towards him.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Arriving in Australia seeking asylum, Fina dedicates herself to aiding the refugees who are held in Port Camden, a remote island outpost. Over time she settles into a life within a community of like-minded people, finding a new family, far from her original home. After she speaks out for those being detained, Fina becomes the focus of a media storm that leads to her arrest, and the threat of deportation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When a security officer dies under suspicious circumstances, Lucky, a special investigator, arrives to uncover the truth. The mystery is tied to Fina''s fate--and the secrets she reveals will divide the town and the nation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSafe Haven\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eis about displacement and seeking refuge--but ultimately it is a story about finding home--and the lengths you''ll go to find safety and love.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eSAFE HAVEN\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ea powerful tale'' -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''a compassionate literary page turner'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Big Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''\u003ci\u003eSafe Haven \u003c\/i\u003eoffers readers a novel that does exactly that - exploring, through a fictional lens, the ways in which these intertwined histories come to deliver powerful personal, emotional and political legacies.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-ArtsHub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''Chandran''s writing is evocative and studded with beautiful imagery'' \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooks + Publishing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''Anyone who read \u003ci\u003eChai Time at Cinnamon Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e will already know that Miles Franklin winner Shankari Chandran is an expert at sketching communities of people whose dependency on one another is matched by their care for each other. Chandran''s new novel, \u003ci\u003eSafe Haven\u003c\/i\u003e, has it all: a group of refugees only too aware of the fragility of their position; bonds of love and trust; a mysterious death; and similarly beautiful storytelling to her prize-winning book.'' \u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eQantas Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   story about finding home--and the lengths you''ll go to find safety and love.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eSAFE HAVEN\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''\u003c\/i\u003ea powerful tale'' -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''a compassionate literary page turner'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Big Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''\u003ci\u003eSafe Haven \u003c\/i\u003eoffers readers a novel that does exactly that - exploring, through a fictional lens, the ways in which these intertwined histories come to deliver powerful personal, emotional and political legacies.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-ArtsHub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''Chandran''s writing is evocative and studded with beautiful imagery'' \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooks + Publishing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''Anyone who read \u003ci\u003eChai Time at Cinnamon Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e will already know that Miles Franklin winner Shankari Chandran is an expert at sketching communities of people whose dependency on one another is matched by their care for each other. Chandran''s new novel, \u003ci\u003eSafe Haven\u003c\/i\u003e, has it all: a group of refugees only too aware of the fragility of their position; bonds of love and trust; a mysterious death; and similarly beautiful storytelling to her prize-winning book.'' \u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eQantas Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   n, has it all: a group of refugees only too aware of the fragility of their position; bonds of love and trust; a mysterious death; and similarly beautiful storytelling to her prize-winning book.'' \u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eQantas Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   wirled around him, filling his lungs with the taste of temple flowers and salt. It reminded him of home. He took a deep breath, stepped off the escarpment and felt the red sand rush up towards him.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Arriving in Australia seeking asylum, Fina dedicates herself to aiding the refugees who are held in Port Camden, a remote island outpost. Over time she settles into a life within a community of like-minded people, finding a new family, far from her original home. After she speaks out for those being detained, Fina becomes the focus of a media storm that leads to her arrest, and the threat of deportation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When a security officer dies under suspicious circumstances, Lucky, a special investigator, arrives to uncover the truth. The mystery is tied to Fina''s fate--and the secrets she reveals will divide the town and the nation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSafe Haven\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eis about displacement and seeking refuge--but ultimately it is a story about finding home--and the lengths you''ll go to find safety and love.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eSAFE HAVEN\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ea powerful tale'' -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''a compassionate literary page turner'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Big Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''\u003ci\u003eSafe Haven \u003c\/i\u003eoffers readers a novel that does exactly that - exploring, through a fictional lens, the ways in which these intertwined histories come to deliver powerful personal, emotional and political legacies.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-ArtsHub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''Chandran''s writing is evocative and studded with beautiful imagery'' \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooks + Publishing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''Anyone who read \u003ci\u003eChai Time at Cinnamon Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e will already know that Miles Franklin winner Shankari Chandran is an expert at sketching communities of people whose dependency on one another is matched by their care for each other. Chandran''s new novel, \u003ci\u003eSafe Haven\u003c\/i\u003e, has it all: a group of refugees only too aware of the fragility of their position; bonds of love and trust; a mysterious death; and similarly beautiful storytelling to her prize-winning book.'' \u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eQantas Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   wirled around him, filling his lungs with the taste of temple flowers and salt. It reminded him of home. He took a deep breath, stepped off the escarpment and felt the red sand rush up towards him.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Arriving in Australia seeking asylum, Fina dedicates herself to aiding the refugees who are held in Port Camden, a remote island outpost. 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