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'Evie congratulated herself she'd got to the point in her life where she could trust her own gut, only slipping up when she'd had too much to drink. She'd come a long way since wet-behind-the-ears days with Ronnie. But Ronnie, that bastard, slipped back into her decommissioned mind at an unpropitious juncture later, as he still had a nasty habit of doing, just when a girl had a right to expect a little uncomplicated oblivion.
Set in present-day Adelaide, Jetty Road explores the intertwined lives of two sisters, Paula and Evie Haggerty, one a nursing home matron, the other a childcare worker. Past trauma returns to bite Evie; new betrayals await Paula. Their trust in one another is tested as they come to terms with old hurts and wrong choices, accommodate the new twists in other siblings' lives, and blunder through shared responsibilities for the new generation, Paula's adolescent son and daughter.
Jetty Road is about growing up, kids and oldies, working hard, sturdy friendships, remembering, and looking forward - about life, actually, and how we never really grow into it.' (Publisher's Blurb)
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Dedication: For Yuri, Gabe and Anna
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Inseparable : Memory, Life and Fantasy
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 24 no. 2 2010; (p. 206)
— Review of Jetty Road 2009 single work novel -
Review of Jetty Road
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Zeitschrift fur Australienstudien , no. 24 2010; (p. 164-166)
— Review of Jetty Road 2009 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13-14 February 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of Jetty Road 2009 single work novel -
Review of Jetty Road
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , November vol. 2 no. 1 2009;
— Review of Jetty Road 2009 single work novel -
Drowning in Detail
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2009 - January 2010 no. 317 2009; (p. 64)
— Review of Jetty Road 2009 single work novel
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Cover Notes
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 6 September 2009; (p. 21)
— Review of Jetty Road 2009 single work novel -
Fiction
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 12 September 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of Jetty Road 2009 single work novel ; Spiel : A Novel 2003 single work novel -
Well Read
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 September 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of The World Beneath 2009 single work novel ; Jetty Road 2009 single work novel -
Drowning in Detail
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2009 - January 2010 no. 317 2009; (p. 64)
— Review of Jetty Road 2009 single work novel -
Review of Jetty Road
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , November vol. 2 no. 1 2009;
— Review of Jetty Road 2009 single work novel -
Sunny Side Up
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 November 2009; (p. 10-12)
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