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'Ella arrives in Saigon as a single girl on a trip meant for two. Abandoned by her adored boyfriend and haunted by the mystery of her absent Vietnam veteran father, she loses herself in coconut rum and easy ex-pat friends.
Sharing fractured pasts and uncertain futures, Ella begins to feel at home in a landscape scarred by war and betrayal. Hope is gradually returning to Vietnam. Hearts and minds are opening, and Ella finds herself falling in love with handsome French photographer Ariel. But will the heavy tropical rains be enough to wash away the ghosts of the past?' Source: www.penguin.com.au/ (Sighted 03/03/2009).
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Dedication: In loving memory of Kerry Ann Murphy 1971-1999
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Epigraph: Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible. - Thich Nhat Hanh
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Three Talented Newcomers
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 April 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of The Rainy Season 2009 single work novel ; Things We Didn't See Coming 2009 selected work short story ; Sold 2009 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 March 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of The Rainy Season 2009 single work novel ; The Penguin Henry Lawson : Short Stories 1986 selected work short story -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 309 2009; (p. 46)
— Review of The Rainy Season 2009 single work novel -
Fiction Books
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 - 8 March 2009; (p. 22)
— Review of The Rainy Season 2009 single work novel
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Fiction Books
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 - 8 March 2009; (p. 22)
— Review of The Rainy Season 2009 single work novel -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 309 2009; (p. 46)
— Review of The Rainy Season 2009 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 March 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of The Rainy Season 2009 single work novel ; The Penguin Henry Lawson : Short Stories 1986 selected work short story -
Three Talented Newcomers
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 April 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of The Rainy Season 2009 single work novel ; Things We Didn't See Coming 2009 selected work short story ; Sold 2009 single work novel
Awards
- 2009 finalist Melbourne Prize — Best Writing Award
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