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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 The Dark Part of Me
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A 'burban BrisVegas summer - too hot for cappuccinos at Temptations cafe bar, where Rosie is sick of serving stubbies to the workmen. Too hot for old Slob the boss having a perv at her boobs. Too bloody hot for Scott, the guy who dumped her long-distance, to suddenly phone and start calling her 'babe'. In some ways, Scott's always treated Rosie like dirt and yet every time she sees him she is gripped with a desire to get right inside him, deep in his blood. Rosie's best friend, Hollie, can't stand Scott, but then she's been acting weird since her brother got out of jail. The one person Rosie can rely on is Trish, who always has a joint to share, or a pill to take. Through it all, Rosie tries to stay in control, but the lure of darkness is only just under the surface ...(Backcover)

Notes

  • Dedication: For my mother.
  • Epigraph: 'A man beholds the beauty of the world, is reminded of truth and beauty, and his wings begin to grow.' Plato, Phaedrus 249e

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Fourth Estate , 2006 .
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      Extent: 291p.
      Description: illus., port.
      ISBN: 0732284074, 9780732284077

Works about this Work

Dark Lives Chris Broadribb , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 20 no. 1 2008;

— Review of The Dark Part of Me Belinda Burns , 2006 single work novel
The Artlessness of Fiction Maria Takolander , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 288 2007; (p. 33-34)

— Review of The Dark Part of Me Belinda Burns , 2006 single work novel ; The Pilo Family Circus Will Elliott , 2006 single work novel
Other Voices Tony Maniaty , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28-29 October 2006; (p. 11)

— Review of Destroying Avalon Kate McCaffrey , 2006 single work novel ; The Concerto Inn Jo Gardiner , 2006 single work novel ; The Dark Part of Me Belinda Burns , 2006 single work novel
In a Mood to See the Stars 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 - 3 September 2006; (p. 22)
Meandering Novel Gets a Bit Lost Lorien Kaye , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 September 2006; (p. 26)

— Review of The Dark Part of Me Belinda Burns , 2006 single work novel
In Short : Fiction Michael McGirr , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 August 2006; (p. 34)

— Review of The Dark Part of Me Belinda Burns , 2006 single work novel ; Fox Hunt James Phelan , 2006 single work novel
Diamond Dazzles from the Dark in Contrasting Debuts Kathy Hunt , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12-13 August 2006; (p. 12-13)

— Review of Diamond Dove Adrian Hyland , 2006 single work novel ; The Dark Part of Me Belinda Burns , 2006 single work novel
This Week's Selections Tania Bawden , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 19 August 2006; (p. 14)

— Review of The Dark Part of Me Belinda Burns , 2006 single work novel
Metro Sexual Central Nick Bray , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 - 13 August 2006; (p. 18)

— Review of Metro Alasdair Duncan , 2006 single work novel ; The Dark Part of Me Belinda Burns , 2006 single work novel
Skim Linda Jaivin , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 26 September vol. 124 no. 6539 2006; (p. 74-75)

— Review of Listen Kate Veitch , 2006 single work novel ; The Dark Part of Me Belinda Burns , 2006 single work novel
In a Mood to See the Stars 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 - 3 September 2006; (p. 22)
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