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'In my defence I can only put forward this disclaimer: I don't consider myself to be a promiscuous person. Promiscuity implies a degree of carelessness whereas I was very particular about who I slept with.
'When it comes to love, Gaelle is careful. But when it comes to friendship, her heart betrays her in unexpected ways.
'Fleeing her life with little more than her clothes, her camera and her cosmetics, Gaelle finds herself washed up in the seaside town of Siesta Park. There she meets thirteen-year-old Selena whose friendship, unlooked for and unwanted, helps Gaelle face the legacy of a childhood overshadowed by a charismatic but unreliable mother.' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
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Dedication: To Russell, for always believing.
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Epigraph:
With you I could have
more than one skin,
a blank interior, a repertoire
of untold stories,
a fresh beginning.- Margaret Atwood
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Dyslexic edition.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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The Year's Work in Fiction : 2010-2011
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 56 no. 1 2011; (p. 167-188)
— Review of Equator : A Novel 2010 single work novel ; Rocks in the Belly 2010 single work novel ; Traitor 2010 single work novel ; The Vintage and the Gleaning 2008 single work novel ; The Grand Hotel : A Novel 2010 single work novel ; What Is Left Over, After 2008 single work novel ; The Best Australian Stories 2010 2010 anthology short story extract ; Five Bells 2011 single work novel ; The Mary Smokes Boys 2010 single work novel ; Glissando : A Melodrama 2010 single work novel ; Below the Styx 2010 single work novel ; Indelible Ink 2010 single work novel ; When Colts Ran 2010 single work novel ; Bereft 2010 single work novel ; Time's Long Ruin : A Novel 2008 single work novel ; The Legacy 2010 single work novel ; That Deadman Dance 2010 single work novel -
Take Three
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 31 October 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of What Is Left Over, After 2008 single work novel ; The Philanthropist 2010 single work novel -
[Review] What Is Left Over, After
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 90 no. 2 2010; (p. 34)
— Review of What Is Left Over, After 2008 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 October 2010; (p. 38)
— Review of Love Poems 2010 selected work poetry ; What Is Left Over, After 2008 single work novel -
From Lipstick to Literary Schtick
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 31 January 2009; (p. 60)
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In Short : Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 October 2010; (p. 38)
— Review of Love Poems 2010 selected work poetry ; What Is Left Over, After 2008 single work novel -
[Review] What Is Left Over, After
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 90 no. 2 2010; (p. 34)
— Review of What Is Left Over, After 2008 single work novel -
Take Three
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 31 October 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of What Is Left Over, After 2008 single work novel ; The Philanthropist 2010 single work novel -
The Year's Work in Fiction : 2010-2011
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 56 no. 1 2011; (p. 167-188)
— Review of Equator : A Novel 2010 single work novel ; Rocks in the Belly 2010 single work novel ; Traitor 2010 single work novel ; The Vintage and the Gleaning 2008 single work novel ; The Grand Hotel : A Novel 2010 single work novel ; What Is Left Over, After 2008 single work novel ; The Best Australian Stories 2010 2010 anthology short story extract ; Five Bells 2011 single work novel ; The Mary Smokes Boys 2010 single work novel ; Glissando : A Melodrama 2010 single work novel ; Below the Styx 2010 single work novel ; Indelible Ink 2010 single work novel ; When Colts Ran 2010 single work novel ; Bereft 2010 single work novel ; Time's Long Ruin : A Novel 2008 single work novel ; The Legacy 2010 single work novel ; That Deadman Dance 2010 single work novel -
From Lipstick to Literary Schtick
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 31 January 2009; (p. 60)
Awards
- 2008 winner T. A. G. Hungerford Award
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- Siesta Park, Busselton area, Busselton - Augusta area, Far Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia,