{"product_id":"kevin-mike-davis-9781673821505","title":"Kevin: King of the Air Surf Guitar: It's about belonging","description":"\u003ci\u003eKevin: King of the Air Surf Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e is a coming-of-age tale steeped in the salt, soul, and sunburnt sand of the Australian coast. Set against the backdrop of 1970s and '80s coastal New South Wales, it follows \u003cb\u003eKevin Cousins\u003c\/b\u003e, a skinny, self-effacing Koori teenager whose life changes forever when he discovers surfing - and himself - through the mentorship of a rugged ex-surfer, \u003ci\u003eOld Mick\u003c\/i\u003e, and the friendship of \u003ci\u003eAngus\u003c\/i\u003e, a natural wave rider.\u003cbr\u003eBorn to a working-class Indigenous family on the Shoalhaven River, Kevin has always been an outsider - too quiet, too gentle, too thoughtful for the rough-and-tumble world around him. His sister \u003cb\u003eAmber\u003c\/b\u003e is his only real ally: smart, fiery, and endlessly loyal. When tragedy strikes their family - first their father's death, then their grandmother's - the siblings are uprooted from their country home and thrust into the \"Big Smoke\" of Maroubra.\u003cbr\u003eThere, they find solace in the ocean's rhythm and a surrogate family in the surf community. Kevin's journey becomes one of identity, courage, and belonging as he learns the sacred flow of the sea from those who've lived it - men who bridge Indigenous culture, surf counterculture, and working-class wisdom. But when Amber's life takes a tragic turn, Kevin must paddle out over the ledge - literally and figuratively - to find the strength to continue.\u003cbr\u003eTold with warmth, humour, and deep respect for Koori culture and Australian surf heritage, Davis captures the heartbeat of coastal youth, the kinship of the waves, and the bittersweet ride of growing up. Kevin's story is as much about resilience and reconciliation as it is about surfing - a lyrical celebration of belonging, loss, and the human spirit's relentless search for connection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1673821502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781673821505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Mike Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49165010436351,"sku":"9781673821505","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kevin-mike-davis-9781673821505","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}