Shallow Breath
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO SAVE SOMEONE YOU LOVE?
Two years ago, Desi Priest made a horrific mistake and destroyed her family.
Now, she is coming home to make amends: to her daughter Maya, who’s nurturing her own dangerous plan; to her brother Jackson, who blames himself; and to her close friend Pete, who has spent years shielding her from a devastating truth.
But as Desi returns to her beloved house by the ocean, there is a stranger waiting for her. Someone who needs her help. Someone whose arrival will reveal a chain of secrets hidden for over twenty years.
And one by one the family will be forced to confront the possibility that they have somehow got things terribly, tragically wrong …
Set across five continents, Shallow Breath is a compelling novel of dashed dreams and second chances. But most of all it is a story about love, and what it really means to be free.
★★★★★
‘effortless suspense’
BOOKLIST
★★★★★
‘a love letter to the ocean’
BOOKSELLER & PUBLISHER
★★★★★
‘beautifully researched’
WRITING WA
★★★★★
‘I was hooked’
FAVEL PARRETT
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PRAISE
‘well-crafted psychological suspense’
Saturday Age PICK OF THE WEEK
‘The narrative burden shifts between characters, all of whom have winning strengths and credible frailties, and the action emanates from these qualities with effortless suspense and dramatic power…’
Sydney Morning Herald PICK OF THE WEEK
‘Shallow Breath invites breathless anticipation, building towards a shocking climax. It is a really satisfying read.’
‘Gripping, touching, and close to my heart. I was hooked from start to finish.’
FAVEL PARRETT, author of Past the Shallows
‘compelling, emotional and graphic’ 5/5 stars
‘… with Western Australian author Sara Foster’s skilled pen, there is a vitality and urgency to the pace of Shallow Breath than catapults the reader right into the heart of the action.’
Australian Women’s Weekly
‘Shallow Breath is a fast-paced read which interweaves drama, intrigue, loss and the fate animals can face at the hands of humans. The author’s clever use of psychological suspense played out in this book reeled me in and delivered the animal conservation message with a powerful punch.’
Port Macquarie News
‘An engaging novel that is sure to haunt you, this is an absorbing read. Dive into Shallow Breath– you won’t regret it.‘
‘another taut, suspenseful read bursting with family secrets and hope… Shallow Breath is one of those books you want to dive into and not come back out of until it’s finished.’
MONIQUE MULLIGAN, Write Note Reviews
‘set quite uniquely against a fascinating and intelligent backdrop of Australian wildlife and it’s struggle for survival in the modern world’
Australian Women’s Weekly
‘…the steady unveiling of all that lies below the surface is suspenseful, complicated and deeply mired in oceanic metaphors … Foster is a gifted writer who has much to teach us in amongst this intriguing family saga.
‘a thrilling novel about love and freedom’
Green Lifestyle magazine
‘Shallow Breath is a beautifully written novel that quite easily draws you in to this somewhat broken family and the fragile relationships that are struggling to knit themselves back together … It further cements Sara Foster as a writer with a real talent for suspense and pacing and the ability to flesh out her novels with characters that are so real you can imagine yourself living next door to them.’
1Girl2ManyBooks
‘…beautifully researched and written with enormous passion … the perfect holiday companion for those wanting to lose themselves in a good story.’
Writing WA review in the West Australian
‘…an absorbing novel about the loneliness of secrets and how love yearns to be free of them.’
Canberra Times
‘a double whammy of suspense coupled with some nicely nuanced characters…‘
Geelong Advertiser
‘Foster has such a knack for intrigue and is so engaging with her storytelling…,and this, her third novel – set in her adopted WA – is sharper and more mysterious than ever.’
The West Australian
