My excitement at getting a new Winton in my hot little hands was continued when I actually sat down to read it. There is something about Winton and the way he writes that makes you feel that you are in the safe hands of a master. Eyrie is no different. The story is about Tom Keely who has lost everything recently divorced, career in tatters, and now living in a seedy high rise apartment building on the edge, overlooking Fremantle, of which he wants no part of. Tom bumps into a childhood friend and her grandson in the lobby and gets sucked into their lives. Tim has a particular talent for taking small situations and the people in them and crafting them into a brilliant story and reflection on society. This is no different. Its fast and has the pace of a thriller in some parts. It is quite a different kind of book from Cloudstreet and is not my favourite Winton but is an amazing piece of literature that I would wholeheartedly recommend.

Tim Winton is a master storyteller and Eyrie is no exception.

My copy arrived in time for the Easter break and I read it in two sittings. Winton portrays the seedier side of WA that has not benefited from the mining boom.

I need to re-read the novel to fully comprehend the ending as it left me feeling confused.

Eyrie is a Tim Winton book. It's about WA, features complex characters and let's not talk about the ending. But the "journey" to the ending works and is gripping. I want a sequel.