Safe Haven: THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE WINNER OF THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD

The new novel from the Miles Franklin award-winning author of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens.It was a beautiful evening.

The wind gathered speed, lifting the frangipanis from the grove behind him, pink and yellow petals defying gravity.

Beyond the trees, hidden by the foliage androwsof toweringpalm trees, the detention centre slept fitfully in theheavy summer heat.

Thepalmsblocked the oceangustthat nowswirledaround him, filling his lungs with thetasteoftemple flowersand salt.

It reminded him of home. He took a deep breath, stepped off the escarpment and felt the red sand rush up towards him.

Arriving in Australia seeking asylum, Fina dedicates herself to aiding the refugees who are held in Port Camden, a remote island outpost.

Over time she settles into a life within a community of like-minded people, finding a new family, far from her original home.

After she speaks out for those being detained, Fina becomes the focus of a media storm that leads to her arrest, and the threat of deportation.

When a security officer dies under suspicious circumstances, Lucky, a special investigator, arrives to uncover the truth.

The mystery is tied to Fina's fateand the secrets she reveals will divide the town and the nation.Safe Haven is about displacement and seeking refugebut ultimately it is a story about finding homeand the lengths you'll go to find safety and love.

PRAISE FOR SAFE HAVEN ';Chandrans writing is evocative and studded with beautiful imagery' Books + PublishingPRAISE FOR CHAI TIME AT CINNAMON GARDENS ';Deftly traversing time, culture and continent to weave a tale of both home and unbelonging, this is truly a novel not to be missed.'Maxine Beneba Clarke, author of Foreign Soil and The Hate Race ';Chandran is an excellent storyteller.'The Weekend Australian ';This is an engaging story that feels both urgent and necessary.

It is also a terrific read.'The Daily Telegraph ';this story burns with anger and sings with optimism, sprinkled through with moments of levity and humour.'The Canberra Times ';An engrossing, urgent, warm, wise and utterly, utterly beautiful novel.'Emily Maguire, author of An Isolated Incident and Love Objects';This is a book that requires concentration and full immersion but it will reward the reader for that investment.'The Guardian ';a powerful, compassionate novel about friendship, family, community-building, and the racism faced by members of diasporic communities in this country.' - The AU Review