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Jun 29, 2026 7 min

Tight Lines #author Allee Richards

from Yellow Shelf Podcast Hosted by Johanna Fink, Host of Yellow Shelf

I never meant to get so drunk. Each time it happened I swore it would be the last time and the next time I had a drink I believed that I could chug it down and it’d somehow end different … Luke, Josh and Matty live for the summer: surfing, fishing and drinking. When Millie joins their crew, life feels even sweeter. But, like the wild coast they call home, where the tide can change from safe to catastrophic in an instant, one decision irrevocably changes the lives of all involved. In their twenties, they try to recapture the freedom they took for granted when they were young. But they are not the same people and there is no going back. Set against the nostalgic backdrop of small-town coastal life in the 2000s, Tight Lines is a moving, transformational novel that explores the sometimes devastating consequences of our choices and how, with hope and friendship, we can keep on living anyway. To connect with Allee ... https://www.alleerichards.com/ https://www.instagram.com/alleerichards/ https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Tight-Lines/Allee-Richards/9781761636929

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I never meant to get so drunk. Each time it happened I swore it would be the last time and the next time I had a drink I believed that I could chug it down and it’d somehow end different … Luke, Josh and Matty live for the summer: surfing, fishing and drinking. When Millie joins their crew, life feels even sweeter. But, like the wild coast they call home, where the tide can change from safe to catastrophic in an instant, one decision irrevocably changes the lives of all involved. In t...

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