'We never talked about what happened in 1992. Did it quietly haunt him the way it did me?'*
In the small seaside town of Queenscliff, two boys from opposite sides of the world forge a friendship over a summer of sun, adventure and brotherhood. Until a catastrophic event shatters their idyllic childhoods.
Two lives are lost. A lie is told.
Years later, when Tom dies in suspicious circumstances, Drew flies from the US back to Australia for his friend's funeral. Still haunted by that night in 1992, he's about to find out if Tom ever told anyone the truth, if the two events are connected, and if their friendship was worth the price they paid.
Told with Davies' trademark emotional depth and sensitivity, "The Broken Wave" is a compelling mystery about the long tentacles of childhood trauma, finding connection in the least expected places and the unbreakable bond of friendship.
'It's haunting, sensitively written literary fiction - a complex investigation of trauma, a subject explored with nuance and emotional depth, and a buddy narrative that'll appeal to admirers of Craig Silvey, for instance.' - Sydney Morning Herald
About the Author
Matthew Ryan Davies is a freelance copywriter and editor, mostly for the healthcare sector. He ghostwrites non-fiction books, edits university textbooks for medical and nursing students, and writes scripts for educational videos and documentaries. Matthew is also the author of "Things We Bury", which has been optioned for television, and the young adult novel "This Thing of Darkness".
