This week, we’re giving away three copies of Twist by Colum McCann. Twist follows journalist Anthony Fennell as he uncovers the story behind the global fibre-optic network. He joins a crew led by Captain John Conway, whose personal crisis and disappearance spark a high-stakes mystery at sea. A taut thriller exploring connection, truth, and the hidden forces that shape lives. Here’s the blurb:
Anthony Fennell, a journalist, is in pursuit of a story buried at the bottom of the sea: the network of tiny fibre-optic tubes that carry the world's information across the ocean floor – and what happens when they break.
So he has travelled to Cape Town to board the George Lecointe, a cable repair vessel captained by Chief of Mission John Conway. Conway is a talented engineer and fearless freediver – and Fennell is quickly captivated by this mysterious, unnerving man and his beautiful partner, Zanele.
As the boat embarks along the west coast of Africa, Fennell learns the rhythms of life at sea, and finds his place among the band of drifters who make up the crew. But as the mission falters, tensions simmer – and Conway is thrown into crisis. A terrible, violent tragedy is unfolding in the life he has left behind on land; and, trapped out at sea, it seems as if the vast expanse of the ocean is closing in.
Then Conway disappears; and Fennell must set out to find him.
As taut and propulsive as a thriller, and a timeless exploration of narrative and truth, Twist is the work of a master storyteller at the height of his powers.
If you’d like to win a copy, simply enter your details in the form below. Three lucky people will win a copy!
Winners will be notified within a week of the competition closing.
Entries closed midday (Syd/Melb time) Monday 31 March 2025.
