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'They were society's golden ones, endowed with the privileges of youth and wealth, bred to live in a world of limitless possibility, but none of this could save them from self-destruction.
'Richard sits on the shores of Sydney Harbour, a hollowed out man remembering a lost paradise as he recounts the years he shared with his best friend, the charismatic heir Hugh Bowman. Gliding through a life of endless luxury and ease, they formed a charmed quartet with their childhood sweethearts, Helen and Pup.
'As adults they married and continued their tradition of summer holidays at Palm Beach, giving every appearance of leading charmed and immaculate lives. Like those beautiful people in magazines, their skin was unblemished, their smiles dazzling, the lighting just so. But as Richard confronts his memories what seemed so idyllic is revealed as a sinister drama of secrets, lies and betrayals.
'A masterful and compelling dissection of friendship, morality and society from a startling new talent.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Dedication: For Wenona.
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Epigraph: If for nine years I have possessed a goodly apple that is rotten at the core and discover its rottenness only in nine years and six months less four days, isn't it true to say that for nine years I possessed a goodly apple? (The Good Soldier, Ford Maddox Ford)
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Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Interview : Kill Your Darlings in Conversation with Malcolm Knox
2012
single work
interview
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , January no. 8 2012; (p. 111-133) -
Should I ... Or Shouldn't I?
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Author , December vol. 37 no. 3 2005; (p. 8-12) In this work Malcolm Knox considers the ethics of publishing and the risk of losing friends or contact with family when a character in a novel shows resemblances. -
Summerland Forever
2002
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 239 2002; (p. 7) -
A Faint Order
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 236 2001; (p. 27-28)
— Review of The Art of the Engine Driver 2001 single work novel ; Summerland 2000 single work novel -
Paperbacks
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 7 October 2001; (p. 63)
— Review of Summerland 2000 single work novel
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Two Quite Different Australian Debuts
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 22 July 2000; (p. 17)
— Review of The Beauty of Truth 1999 single work novel ; Summerland 2000 single work novel -
Taking the Plunge
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 June 2000; (p. 8)
— Review of A Day at the Races 2000 single work novel ; Falling Woman 2000 single work novel ; Idle Hour in the County of Hope 2000 single work novel ; Summerland 2000 single work novel -
Two First Novels
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 222 2000; (p. 42-43)
— Review of A Day at the Races 2000 single work novel ; Summerland 2000 single work novel -
Making Boring People Interesting
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 June 2000; (p. 8)
— Review of Summerland 2000 single work novel -
Muffled Voices of a Lifelong Childhood
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 June 2000; (p. 10)
— Review of Summerland 2000 single work novel -
Should I ... Or Shouldn't I?
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Author , December vol. 37 no. 3 2005; (p. 8-12) In this work Malcolm Knox considers the ethics of publishing and the risk of losing friends or contact with family when a character in a novel shows resemblances. -
Interview : Kill Your Darlings in Conversation with Malcolm Knox
2012
single work
interview
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , January no. 8 2012; (p. 111-133) -
Write Here Right Now : Malcolm Knox
2001
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 May 2001; (p. 10) -
Summerland Forever
2002
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 239 2002; (p. 7)
Awards
- 2001 joint winner The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist of the Year
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- Palm Beach, Northern Beaches area, Sydney Northeastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,