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'Thomas Mackee wants oblivion. Wants to forget parents who leave and friends he used to care about and a string of one-night stands, and favourite uncles being blown to smithereens on their way to work on the other side of the world.
'But when his flatmates turn him out of the house, Tom moves in with his single, pregnant aunt, Georgie. And starts working at the Union pub with his former friends. And winds up living with his grieving father again. And remembers how he abandoned Tara Finke two years ago, after his uncle's death.
'And in a year when everything's broken, Tom realises that his family and friends need him to help put the pieces back together as much as he needs them.'
Source: Melina Marchetta's website, http://www.melinamarchetta.com.au/
Sighted: 09/11/2009
Notes
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The Piper's Son features characters who appear in the novel Saving Francesca.
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Dedication:
- For my dad, Antonio, whose dream it is to have his children and grandchildren living under his roof, and for my mum, Adelina, who'd love us to live next door. This novel could be as close as it gets.
- And in memory of Morgan J. Hill, who loved Joe Satriani.
Affiliation Notes
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Associated with the AustLit subset Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' as the work contains references to the Vietnam War.
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has references to the Vietnam War.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Looking for Alibrandi Author Melina Marchetta Takes to Literary Crime
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 30 September 2016;
— Review of Tell The Truth, Shame The Devil 2016 single work novel'There was a time when Melina Marchetta resented the success of her first novel, Looking for Alibrandi, a beloved Australian book for young adults.'
'Marchetta followed up 11 years later with Saving Francesca, also set in Sydney's inner west, and for a while she felt typecast as a writer of "good stories about Italian girls in the suburbs". ...'
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The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2011 : Book of the Year : Older Readers - Short List Books
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 8)
— Review of About a Girl 2010 single work novel ; Six Impossible Things 2010 single work novel ; The Piper's Son 2010 single work novel -
Judged By More than Their Covers
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 April 2011; (p. 50-51) -
[Review] The Piper's Son
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 54 no. 2 2010; (p. 36-37)
— Review of The Piper's Son 2010 single work novel -
Creating Your Own Distinctive Writing Voice
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Writing Queensland , February no. 192 2010; (p. 10-11)
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At the Heart of the Piper
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 - 28 February 2010; (p. 25)
— Review of The Piper's Son 2010 single work novel -
Under Age
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 7 March 2010; (p. 21)
— Review of The Piper's Son 2010 single work novel ; Solace and Grief 2010 single work novel -
Communal Sense of Love and Loss
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 March 2010; (p. 22-23)
— Review of The Piper's Son 2010 single work novel -
[Review] The Piper's Son
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 March 2010; (p. 28)
— Review of The Piper's Son 2010 single work novel -
Doors Open Again to Embrace Life
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 March 2010; (p. 13)
— Review of The Piper's Son 2010 single work novel -
Fragile Families
Lee McGowan
(interviewer),
2010
single work
interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 89 no. 6 2010; (p. 8) -
The Coming of Age
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 March 2010; (p. 8) -
With Deepest Empathy
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 11 April 2010; (p. 10-11) -
An Inner-West Trilogy
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 18 no. 1 2010; (p. 4) -
Creating Your Own Distinctive Writing Voice
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Writing Queensland , February no. 192 2010; (p. 10-11)
Awards
- 2011 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Young Adults' Fiction
- 2011 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
- 2011 longlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
- 2011 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
- 2010 longlisted Inky Awards — Gold Inky
- Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
- 2007