The World Beneath

Cate Kennedy

Dec 2010 · Bolinda · Narrated by Julie Nihill

About this audiobook

Once, Rich and Sandy were environmental activists, part of a world-famous blockade in Tasmania to save the wilderness. Now, twenty-five years later, they have both settled into the uncomfortable compromises of middle age - although they’ve gone about it in very different ways. About the only thing they have in common these days is their fifteen-year-old daughter, Sophie. When the perennially restless Rich decides to take Sophie, whom he hardly knows, on a trek into the Tasmanian wilderness, his overconfidence and her growing disillusion with him set off a chain of events that no one could have predicted. Instead of respect, Rich finds antagonism in his relationship with Sophie; and in the vast landscape he once felt an affinity with, he encounters nothing but disorientation and fear. Ultimately, all three characters will learn that if they are to survive, each must traverse not only the secret territories that lie between them but also those within themselves.

About the author

Cate Kennedy is the author of the highly acclaimed novel The World Beneath. She is also an award-winning short-story writer whose work has been published widely. Her collection, Dark Roots, was shortlisted for the Steele Rudd Award in the Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards and for the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal. Cate is also the author of the travel memoir Sing, and Don’t Cry, and the poetry collections Joyflight and Signs of Other Fires.

Julie Nihill has over 25 years award-winning experience in some ten Australian feature films, numerous plays with MTC, STC and SATC and many mini-series and television dramas. She is widely known for her role in Blue Heelers as the publican Chris Riley, although it was her portrayal as Jessie Bradman in the iconic TV series Bodyline that firmly established her in the Australian film industry. Julie is widely experienced in voice over, narration, radio drama and also teaches drama. She has performed on stage for many prestigious theatre companies including the Melbourne Theatre Company and Bell Shakespeare Co. among others.