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The Forgotten Islands

By: Michael Veitch
Narrated by: Michael Veitch
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The Forgotten Islands is an incredible, evocative listen that shines a light on this little-known part of Australia and its extraordinary history.

The more I learned, the more I realised this was an Australia I hardly knew. This was stormy weather Australia, an Australia of shipwrecks and sealers, of brutality and extermination, of folly and heroism, of wild weather and explorers in flimsy boats, of 1,000-foot cliffs and amazing birds and strange vegetation, of places well trodden and others believed never to have felt the impact of a human foot.

This was a truly gothic Australia, as real and as valid as the gold and the drovers and the deserts yet known to almost no one.

Michael Veitch has long been fascinated by the islands of Bass Strait, between mainland Australia and Tasmania - a multitude of cold, dark isles regularly pounded by atrocious weather and hardly visited but rich in atypical Australian history.

This is the story of his personal odyssey among them (plagued at times by appalling seasickness, airsickness and stinging nettles).

©2016 Michael Veitch (P)2016 Bolinda Physics Science
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The language is relatable and the main character easily connected with. It inspired me to buy a boat to explore Bass Strait. It’s the only way to see these islands

Excellent narrative with plenty of interesting facts

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I enjoyed this. Places I never knew anything about. I would recommend if you are interested in australia.

He writes such an interesting tale

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much about the authors rather boring travels and much trivia with some very interesting historical bits. I am not sure why I bothered to finish it

.not a great read

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.