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'Joe lives-despite himself. Driven by the need to atone for the neglect of a single tragic summer's night, he works at nothing jobs and, in his spare time, trains his body and mind to conquer the hostile environment that took his love and smashed up his future. So when a breathless girl turns up on the doorstep, why does he let her in? Isn't he done with love and hope?
'On the other side of the city, graphic designer Elise is watching her marriage bleed out. She retreats to the only place that holds any meaning for her-the tiger enclosure at the zoo-where, for reasons she barely understands, she starts to sketch the beautiful killers.
'Leap is a beautiful urban fairytale about human and animal nature, and the transformative power of grief. While at its heart is a searing absence, this haunting and addictive novel is propelled by an exhilarating life force, and the eternally hopeful promise of redemptive love.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Dedication: For James
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Epigraph:
Love can do all but raise the Dead
I doubt if even that
From such a giant were withheld
Were flesh equivalentBut love is tired and must sleep,
And hungry and must graze
And so abets the shining Fleet
Till it is out of gaze. –Emily Dickinson
L’art du deplacement could be summarised in three words:
Running—climbing—jumping.
–Parkourpedia
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also large print.
Works about this Work
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Miles Franklin Shortlist Named
2016
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— Appears in: The Mercury , 30 May 2016; (p. 5) 'The shortlist for this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award was announced in Sydney yesterday. ...' -
Miles Franklin Award Longlist 2016 : Five Out of Nine Nominees Are Women
2016
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 5 April 2016; Includes The 2016 Miles Franklin longlist -
What I’m Reading—Tania Chandler
2016
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— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2016; -
Naama Amram Reviews 'Leap' by Myfanwy Jones
2015
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 375 2015; (p. 70)
— Review of Leap 2015 single work novel -
Leap by Myfanwy Jones
2015
single work
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— Appears in: Good Reading , June 2015; (p. 38)
— Review of Leap 2015 single work novel
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Untangling the Tentacles of Grief
2015
single work
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 May 2015; (p. 19)
— Review of Leap 2015 single work novel -
Review : Leap : Myfanwy Jones
2015
single work
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— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 23 May 2015;
— Review of Leap 2015 single work novel -
The Subtle Post-mortems of Grief
Great Leaps of Faith
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13-14 June 2015; (p. 32-33) The Canberra Times , 13 June 2015; (p. 14) The Age , 13 June 2015; (p. 26)
— Review of Leap 2015 single work novel -
Review : Leap
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , July no. 425 2015; (p. 17)
— Review of Leap 2015 single work novel -
Leap by Myfanwy Jones
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , June 2015; (p. 38)
— Review of Leap 2015 single work novel -
Miles Franklin Award Longlist 2016 : Five Out of Nine Nominees Are Women
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 5 April 2016; Includes The 2016 Miles Franklin longlist -
Miles Franklin Shortlist Named
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The Mercury , 30 May 2016; (p. 5) 'The shortlist for this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award was announced in Sydney yesterday. ...' -
What I’m Reading—Tania Chandler
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2016;
Awards
- 2016 longlisted Voss Literary Prize
- 2016 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award