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'In 1986, the year the Tasmanian tiger is officially declared extinct, fourteen-year-old Samson and his twin brother Jonah travel from the Sunshine Coast to the wild back country of west Tasmania to live on a mountain with a granddad they've never met. Clancy is a beat-up old man who breaks brumbies, hunts tigers, and has spent four years hunting for his missing daughter, River. The resentful, brooding Jonah, and sunny-tempered Samson, who has Down syndrome, feel very lost. The mountain isn't their home but they become entranced, in different ways, with their surroundings. While Samson finds delight all around, Jonah develops a dark obsession that ties in with Clancy's desire to bring River home. There's something out there in the bush, something that seems set on tearing this family to pieces. Sing Fox to Me is a story built from lost and stolen children, Tasmanian tigers, missing animals, Down syndrome and parents who run away. It is the symphony of three howling male voices, each hoping to find the right pack and live comfortably in their own skin.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Dedication: For Big Charlie and Little Charlie...and for Olive, Bel Bel and Bear.
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Epigraph:
I sing The Fox Came Out
On a Chilly Night
and Bobby, my favourite
Mongoloid sings Fox to me.
–Anne Sexton
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia:
Type of disability Down syndrome. Type of character Primary. Point of view Third person.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also large print.
Works about this Work
- y Sing Fox to Me by Sarah Kanake : Notes Melbourne : CAE Book Group , 2018 13925807 2018 single work criticism
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Mourning in Contrasting Milieus
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 May 2016; (p. 20)
— Review of Our Magic Hour 2016 single work novel ; Sing Fox to Me 2016 single work novel -
Review : Sing Fox to Me
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 380 2016; (p. 52)
— Review of Sing Fox to Me 2016 single work novel -
Well Read : Evil That Lurks Beneath Everyday Life
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 April 2016; (p. 36)
— Review of An Isolated Incident 2016 single work novel ; Sing Fox to Me 2016 single work novel -
Emotional Transportation for Families and Their Pain
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 April 2016; (p. 29) The Saturday Age , 9-10 April 2016; (p. 29)
— Review of Wildlight 2016 single work novel ; Sing Fox to Me 2016 single work novel
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Emotional Transportation for Families and Their Pain
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 April 2016; (p. 29) The Saturday Age , 9-10 April 2016; (p. 29)
— Review of Wildlight 2016 single work novel ; Sing Fox to Me 2016 single work novel -
Well Read : Evil That Lurks Beneath Everyday Life
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 April 2016; (p. 36)
— Review of An Isolated Incident 2016 single work novel ; Sing Fox to Me 2016 single work novel -
Review : Sing Fox to Me
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 380 2016; (p. 52)
— Review of Sing Fox to Me 2016 single work novel -
Mourning in Contrasting Milieus
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 May 2016; (p. 20)
— Review of Our Magic Hour 2016 single work novel ; Sing Fox to Me 2016 single work novel -
Friday Essay : On Telling the Stories of Characters with Down Syndrome
2016
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 22 April 2016;Examines the representation of Down Syndrome in fiction, through the American novels The Memory Keeper's Daughter and Jewel, and through reflection on the author's own novel, Sing Fox to Me.
- y Sing Fox to Me by Sarah Kanake : Notes Melbourne : CAE Book Group , 2018 13925807 2018 single work criticism
- Sunshine Coast Hinterland, South East Queensland, Queensland,
- Western Tasmania (including the West Coast), Tasmania,