Now a major motion picture directed by and starring Simon Baker. Bruce Pike can hear the sea at night and longs to go to the shore. When he befriends Loonie, his small town's resident wild boy, that dream is realized. Together, intoxicated by the treacherous power of the waves and by the immortality of youth, the two boys defy all limits and rules. Pikelet learns what it is to be extraordinary, feels exhilaration for the very first time, and - caught up in love and friendship and an erotic current he cannot resist - he understands the true meaning of fear. These are experiences that will far outlast his adolescence. How, then, to mask the emptiness of leaving such intensity behind? Winner of the Miles Franklin Award, Breath is a spellbinding coming-of-age story.