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https://i2.wp.com/theblurb.com.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Kirstin-Alexander.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1800533Australians who grew up during the era in which Riptides is set may recognize a heck of a lot of their own experiences; the long road trips on rubbish roads, the relentless heat, Bali (even as it was back then), perhaps even turning on the TV at Christmas time to news of the devastation wrought...