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In Ned Jelli's family, journalism and siren-chasing in the news pit of Sydney is in the genes. And everyone knows, you can't escape your genes, or your family. At 39, Ned's life has come full circle and he finds himself back in the news empire where he started his career at 19. And for a lost boy like Ned, where 20 years have been spent eddying around the same small course of Bondi, babes, and booze, this is the final sign he's going nowhere fast. Held back by his own fear and loathing, and searching for the perfect woman to fill the black hole where his heart should be, Ned continues the fatal and often fatally funny trajectory he began in The Lost Boys. Set among the newsrooms of Sydney, Hello Darkness is a sharp, demonic expose of the world of journalism from an insider, exploring the cost of being less than you hoped you would, and wishing for what is beyond your reach (publisher website
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Pollies and Hacks Play a Dirty Game
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 October 2011; (p. 36)
— Review of Born to Run 2011 single work novel ; Hello Darkness 2011 single work novel -
Question Time : Sam de Brito
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 August 2011; (p. 3) -
Novel Journos
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 22 August 2011; (p. 31) -
Sometimes It's Better to Escape One's Roots
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 August 2011; (p. 20)
— Review of Hello Darkness 2011 single work novel
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Sometimes It's Better to Escape One's Roots
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 August 2011; (p. 20)
— Review of Hello Darkness 2011 single work novel -
Pollies and Hacks Play a Dirty Game
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 October 2011; (p. 36)
— Review of Born to Run 2011 single work novel ; Hello Darkness 2011 single work novel -
Novel Journos
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 22 August 2011; (p. 31) -
Question Time : Sam de Brito
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 August 2011; (p. 3)
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