Perspectives

This part of the study guide will help you connect “Cloud Busting” by Tara June Winch to current issues, critical reception, and similar works, giving you a broader perspective on the text.

Current issues

Published in 2006, the story deals with Australian society in the 1960s and 1980s. Because the story explores themes like family and friendship,...

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Critical reception

“Cloud Busting” was first published as a standalone story and subsequently as the opening chapter of the novel Swallow the Air. The book is Winch’s first novel and has been critically acclaimed,...

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Works with the same theme

For the theme of friendship, we recommend you explore a different approach by reading the short story “Owl” by Jackie Key. The story is set in the UK and focuses on the life-long friendship between two women, Barn and Tawny, triggered by the girls discovering their parents’ affairs.

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