Whispers in Tahiti
Book by F.J. Thwaites
Author | F. J. Thwaites |
---|---|
Language | English |
Genre | adventure |
Publication date | 1940 |
Publication place | Australia |
Whispers in Tahiti is an Australian 1940 novel by F. J. Thwaites.[1] It was translated into French.[2]
Plot
A young man who is told he only has a short time to live decides to leave England.
Background
Thwaites researched the novel on a boat trip from Australia to England with his wife.[3]
Adaptations
A song inspired by the book was issued in 1947.[4]
The novel was adapted for radio in 1948[5] and in 1953.[6]
References
- ^ "PERTINENT BOOK REVIEW "WHISPERS IN TAHITI"", Pertinent., 1 (2 (September 1940)), Sydney: Pertinent Publishing Co, nla.obj-3088103742, retrieved 9 March 2024 – via Trove
- ^ Ron Blaber, 'Thwaites, Frederick Joseph (1908–1979)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/thwaites-frederick-joseph-8810/text15453, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 9 March 2024.
- ^ "MRS. THWAITES BRINGS FASHION NEWS". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 19 September 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ Whispers in Tahiti song as AustLit
- ^ "WHISPERS IN TAHITI". Maryborough Chronicle. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 29 June 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Women's Interests On The Air". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 26 March 1953. p. 9 Section: Women's Section. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
External links
- Whispers in Tahiti at AustLit
- v
- t
- e
Works by F. J. Thwaites
- The Broken Melody (1930)
- Hell's Doorway (1932)
- Flames of Convention (1933)
- Where Gods Are Vain (1934)
- Broken Wings (1934)
- The Melody Lingers (1935)
- The Mad Doctor (1935)
- The Defender (1936)
- The Redemption (1936)
- Rock End (1937)
- A Man of Destiny (1938)
- The Mad Doctor in Harley Street (1938)
- Fever (1939)
- Whispers in Tahiti (1940)
- Wind in the Bracken (1941)
- Shadows Over Rangoon (1941)
- Out of the Dawn (1945)
- They Lived That Spring (1946)
- The Night Closed Down (1948)
- Oasis of Shalimar (1950)
- The Dark Abyss (1951)
- Roof Over Heaven (1953)
- That Was the Hour (1956)
- White Moonlight (1957)
- No Rainbow in the Sky (1959)
- Beyond the Rainbow (1961)
- A Mountain for Monique (1964)
- Shall Come a Time (1967)
- Sky Full of Thunder (1968)
- No Love to Give (1969)
- Husky Be My Guide (1957)
- Press on Regardless (1960)
- Destination Spain (1962)
- Tracks I Knew Not (1973)