Whispers in Tahiti

Book by F.J. Thwaites

Whispers in Tahiti Author| F. J. Thwaites

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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

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A young man who is told he only has a short time to live decides to leave England.

## Background

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Thwaites researched the novel on a boat trip from Australia to England with his wife.[3]

## Adaptations

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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

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1. ^ "PERTINENT BOOK REVIEW "WHISPERS IN TAHITI"", Pertinent., 1 (2 (September 1940)), Sydney: Pertinent Publishing Co, nla.obj-3088103742, retrieved 9 March 2024 - via Trove
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "MRS. THWAITES BRINGS FASHION NEWS". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 19 September 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
4. ^ Whispers in Tahiti song as AustLit
5. ^ "WHISPERS IN TAHITI". Maryborough Chronicle. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 29 June 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
6. ^ "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

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* Whispers in Tahiti at AustLit

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Works by F. J. Thwaites

Novels|

* 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)

Travel books|

* Husky Be My Guide (1957)
* Press on Regardless (1960)
* Destination Spain (1962)
* Tracks I Knew Not (1973)

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