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'In a hotel room on a sleepy Pacific island, Judy Novak waits. And worries.
'It isn’t the first time 29-year-old problem child Paulina has kept her mother waiting. But Judy can’t ignore the island’s jagged cliffs and towering pines — or the dread that Paulina has finally acted on her threats to take her own life.
'When Paulina’s body is discovered, Judy’s worst fears seem confirmed. Only, Paulina didn’t kill herself. She was murdered.
'So begins a thorny investigation, wherein every man on the island is a suspect yet none are as maligned as Paulina: the captivating newcomer known for her hard drinking, disastrous relationships, and habit of walking alone.
'But, above all, Paulina is her mother’s daughter. And death won’t stop Judy Novak from fighting for Paulina’s life.'
Source : publisher's blurb
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The Newcomer by Laura Elizabeth Woollett Review : Murder in a Pacific Island Paradise
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 2 July 2021;
— Review of The Newcomer 2021 single work novel -
Books Roundup : The Mother Wound, House of Kwa, She is Haunted, The Newcomer
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , July 2021;
— Review of The Mother Wound 2021 single work autobiography ; House of Kwa 2021 single work autobiography ; She Is Haunted 2021 selected work short story ; The Newcomer 2021 single work novel -
‘Pretty’s What Got You Here’ : Laura Elizabeth Woollett’s Second Novel
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 433 2021; (p. 38)
— Review of The Newcomer 2021 single work novel'The title character of Laura Elizabeth Woollett’s second novel, The Newcomer, is Paulina Novak, who has arrived on Fairfolk Island after leaving a finance career in Sydney. If she is wanting to make a new start, then she’s mistaken; Paulina’s life seems perpetually sullied by alcoholism, an eating disorder, and a tendency to fall for callous men. Acquaintances say that her head is ‘messy’. Paulina herself remarks: ‘My whole life’s a fuck-up.’' (Introduction)
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The Newcomer, Laura Elizabeth Woollett
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 3-9 July 2021;
— Review of The Newcomer 2021 single work novel'A troubled young woman blows in from the big city, only to be found dead at the bottom of a cliff in the windswept, isolated place she hoped would heal her. A thread of secrets and lies drifts among the insular locals as a grieving mother looks for answers.' (Introduction)
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The Newcomer, Laura Elizabeth Woollett
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 3-9 July 2021;
— Review of The Newcomer 2021 single work novel'A troubled young woman blows in from the big city, only to be found dead at the bottom of a cliff in the windswept, isolated place she hoped would heal her. A thread of secrets and lies drifts among the insular locals as a grieving mother looks for answers.' (Introduction)
-
‘Pretty’s What Got You Here’ : Laura Elizabeth Woollett’s Second Novel
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 433 2021; (p. 38)
— Review of The Newcomer 2021 single work novel'The title character of Laura Elizabeth Woollett’s second novel, The Newcomer, is Paulina Novak, who has arrived on Fairfolk Island after leaving a finance career in Sydney. If she is wanting to make a new start, then she’s mistaken; Paulina’s life seems perpetually sullied by alcoholism, an eating disorder, and a tendency to fall for callous men. Acquaintances say that her head is ‘messy’. Paulina herself remarks: ‘My whole life’s a fuck-up.’' (Introduction)
-
Books Roundup : The Mother Wound, House of Kwa, She is Haunted, The Newcomer
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , July 2021;
— Review of The Mother Wound 2021 single work autobiography ; House of Kwa 2021 single work autobiography ; She Is Haunted 2021 selected work short story ; The Newcomer 2021 single work novel -
The Newcomer by Laura Elizabeth Woollett Review : Murder in a Pacific Island Paradise
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 2 July 2021;
— Review of The Newcomer 2021 single work novel
