Wandi, Favel Parrett
Wandi, Favel Parrett
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Wandi

Author: Favel Parrett

Narrator: Marta Dusseldorp

Unabridged: 1 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/29/2021

Synopsis

A young cub is snatched from his family and home by a giant eagle, then dropped, injured and alone, in a suburban garden. This is where he meets his first Human, and begins his long journey to becoming the most famous dingo in the world. He will never see his mountain home again, or his family. But it is his destiny to save alpine dingoes from extinction, and he dreams of a time when all cubs like him can live in the wild in safety, instead of facing poison and bullets and hatred.

A children's literary classic in-the-making from one of Australia's most-loved authors is brought to life by Helpmann and AACTA award-winning actress Marta Dusseldorp.

About Favel Parrett

Favel Parrett is a writer based in Victoria, Australia, whose work explores landscape, memory and human connection.In 2011, Favel's career was launched with her critically acclaimed debut, PAST THE SHALLOWS. It was sold internationally and was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and won the Dobbie Literary Award. Favel won the ABIA Newcomer of the Year Award in 2012. Her novels WHEN THE NIGHT COMES (2016) and THERE WAS STILL LOVE (2019) further consolidated Favel's reputation with booksellers and readers. THERE WAS STILL LOVE was shortlisted for the Stella Prize and won Book of the Year at the 2020 Indie Book Awards.Favel is also the author of the bestselling children's books WANDI (2021) and KIMMI (2023). ONE FOR SORROW is her latest adult novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brona's Books on June 14, 2021

I’ve been following Favel on Instagram for quite some time now, so I knew she had a thing for dingoes. Now thanks to Wandi, I do too! Favel has created a tender, poignant story about Wandi’s early life in the alpine regions of Tasmania with his family, before being stolen by an eagle as a pup and end......more

Goodreads review by Hayley (Backpacking Bookworm) on September 24, 2021

After reading this beautiful real-life tale about Wandi the dingo, I realised the book serves multiple purposes - for starters, it narrates a beautiful and heartbreaking tale about a dingo stolen from his family by a giant eagle and dropped in a human's garden (a being the dingo is taught to fear fr......more

Goodreads review by I on October 12, 2021

Award-winning Australian author Favel Parrett addresses the negative reputation of Australia’s native dingo in a beautifully written story of heart-ache, loss and hope. High up in the mountains, a young alpine dingo cub lived a happy life learning the ways of the world from his mama and papa. One day......more

Goodreads review by Brandon on September 28, 2021

A story that can be read by all ages, and the succession of a species in danger now in the safe hands of the youth who will be captured by Wandi’s very real story. The life of a dingo cub that started off hours maybe minutes from death then flipped into an extremely positive progressive story that i......more

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