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'I heard voices talking last night. I've never heard my father talk to someone else. Not that I can remember. I was in bed, and I heard my father's voice first. He was talking to someone, and then I heard another man with a deep voice. The man got angry, I could tell, even though I couldn't hear exactly what he was saying. Then my father said, 'I'd kill you first.'
'On his eleventh birthday, Jacob's father gives him a diary. To write about things that happen. About what he and his father do on their farm. About the sheep, the crop, the fox and the dam. But Jacob knows some things should not be written down. Some things should not be remembered. The only things he knows for sure are what his father has taught him. Sheltered, protected, isolated. But who is his father protecting him from? And how far will his father go to keep the world at bay? All too soon, Jacob will learn that, sometimes, people do the most terrible things.' (Publication summary)Notes
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Dedication : 'For my father'
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At Home with Mark Brandi
Astrid Edwards
(interviewer),
Melbourne
:
Bad Producer Productions
,
2021
23448577
2021
single work
podcast
interview
'Mark Brandi's debut novel, Wimmera, won the coveted British Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger, and was named Best Debut at the 2018 Australian Indie Book Awards. It was also shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards Literary Fiction Book of the Year, and the Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year. His second novel, The Rip, was published to critical acclaim and his third novel, The Others, was released during Sydney's 2021 lockdown.
'Mark graduated with a criminal justice degree and worked extensively in the justice system, before changing direction and deciding to write.'(Production introduction)
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The Road to Dystopia
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26 June 2021; (p. 16)
— Review of The Others 2021 single work novelBorn in Italy, raised in country Victoria and with a background in criminal justice, Mark Brandi first came to attention with his debut novel, Wimmera. It was a story of friendship, danger and toxic masculinity for which he won the British Crime Writers Association Debut Dagger Award and the best debut prize at the Australian Indie Book Awards.' (Introduction)
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The Others by Mark Brandi Review – Sanctuary from a Plague or Something More Sinister?
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 6 August 2021;
— Review of The Others 2021 single work novel'Author’s third novel is an uneasy, haunting tale of fear and isolation, told through the eyes of a child and let down only by its uneven pace.'
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The Best New Books to Read in July as Selected by Avid Readers and Critics
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , July 2021;
— Review of The Shut Ins 2021 single work novel ; The Others 2021 single work novel ; She Is Haunted 2021 selected work short story'Just in time for the latest lockdown, ABC Arts is trialling a monthly book column. Each month, we'll present a shortlist of new releases read and recommended by The Bookshelf's Kate Evans and The Book Show's Claire Nichols and Sarah L'Estrange — alongside freelance writers and book reviewers. This month, we're thrilled to present recommendations from Declan Fry and Khalid Warsame.' (Introduction)
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The Best New Books to Read in July as Selected by Avid Readers and Critics
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , July 2021;
— Review of The Shut Ins 2021 single work novel ; The Others 2021 single work novel ; She Is Haunted 2021 selected work short story'Just in time for the latest lockdown, ABC Arts is trialling a monthly book column. Each month, we'll present a shortlist of new releases read and recommended by The Bookshelf's Kate Evans and The Book Show's Claire Nichols and Sarah L'Estrange — alongside freelance writers and book reviewers. This month, we're thrilled to present recommendations from Declan Fry and Khalid Warsame.' (Introduction)
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The Others by Mark Brandi Review – Sanctuary from a Plague or Something More Sinister?
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 6 August 2021;
— Review of The Others 2021 single work novel'Author’s third novel is an uneasy, haunting tale of fear and isolation, told through the eyes of a child and let down only by its uneven pace.'
-
The Road to Dystopia
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26 June 2021; (p. 16)
— Review of The Others 2021 single work novelBorn in Italy, raised in country Victoria and with a background in criminal justice, Mark Brandi first came to attention with his debut novel, Wimmera. It was a story of friendship, danger and toxic masculinity for which he won the British Crime Writers Association Debut Dagger Award and the best debut prize at the Australian Indie Book Awards.' (Introduction)
-
y
At Home with Mark Brandi
Astrid Edwards
(interviewer),
Melbourne
:
Bad Producer Productions
,
2021
23448577
2021
single work
podcast
interview
'Mark Brandi's debut novel, Wimmera, won the coveted British Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger, and was named Best Debut at the 2018 Australian Indie Book Awards. It was also shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards Literary Fiction Book of the Year, and the Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year. His second novel, The Rip, was published to critical acclaim and his third novel, The Others, was released during Sydney's 2021 lockdown.
'Mark graduated with a criminal justice degree and worked extensively in the justice system, before changing direction and deciding to write.'(Production introduction)
