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'This is what I want to do. I want to go home. I want you to come with me.
'I want to go from here...'
Finger on Cape Reinga.
'..to here.'
Finger at the bottom of Stewart Island, right at the bottom of the map.
'It's been years since Alex was in New Zealand, and years since he spent any one-on-one time with his twin sister, Amy. When they lose their parents in a shock accident it seems like the perfect time to reconnect as siblings. To reconnect with this country they call 'home'.
'As they journey the length of State Highway One, they will scratch at wounds that have never healed - and Alex will be forced to reckon with what coming home really means.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Books Roundup
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , September 2020;
— Review of The F Team 2020 single work novel ; Poly 2020 single work novel ; Revenge : Murder in Three Parts 2020 single work novel ; Ordinary Matter 2020 selected work short story ; State Highway One 2020 single work novel -
Reluctant Road Trip : An Absorbing First Novel
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 422 2020; (p. 35)
— Review of State Highway One 2020 single work novel'In this absorbing first novel – which won the 2017 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers – Sam Coley tells the story of Alex, a young Aucklander who returns home from abroad after the sudden death of his parents. Alex and his estranged twin sister, Amy, set off on a reluctant road trip through New Zealand to reconnect with each other and their home country.' (Introduction)
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Reluctant Road Trip : An Absorbing First Novel
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 422 2020; (p. 35)
— Review of State Highway One 2020 single work novel'In this absorbing first novel – which won the 2017 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers – Sam Coley tells the story of Alex, a young Aucklander who returns home from abroad after the sudden death of his parents. Alex and his estranged twin sister, Amy, set off on a reluctant road trip through New Zealand to reconnect with each other and their home country.' (Introduction)
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Books Roundup
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , September 2020;
— Review of The F Team 2020 single work novel ; Poly 2020 single work novel ; Revenge : Murder in Three Parts 2020 single work novel ; Ordinary Matter 2020 selected work short story ; State Highway One 2020 single work novel
Awards
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cNew Zealand,cPacific Region,
