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Connie Thrum of Scribbly Gum Island is the chief decision-maker of a rather unconventional family and her word is law, especially when it comes to the important things in life. It's been over seventy years since Connie and her sister visited their neighbours and found the kettle boiling and a baby waking for her feed, but no sign of her parents.
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Catapult
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"I found myself considering those rare things only books can do, feats outside the purview of film or fine art . . . Gorgeous." —Samantha Hunt, The New York Times Book Review
It is New Year’s Eve 1990, in a small town in southeast Australia. Ru’s father, Jack, one of thousands of Australians once conscripted to serve in the Vietnam War, has disappeared. This time Ru thinks he might be gone for good. As rumors...
It is New Year’s Eve 1990, in a small town in southeast Australia. Ru’s father, Jack, one of thousands of Australians once conscripted to serve in the Vietnam War, has disappeared. This time Ru thinks he might be gone for good. As rumors...
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"A deeply moving and unflinching debut following a young Vietnamese-Australian woman who returns home to her family in the wake of her brother's shocking murder, determined to discover what happened--a dramatic exploration of the intricate bonds and obligations of friendship, family, and community. Just let him go. These are the words Ky Tran will forever regret. The words she spoke when her parents called to ask if they should let her younger brother...
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Europa Editions UK
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2019.
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English
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No More Boats is not only a riveting story of a modern family, it directly addresses issues that many nations around the world are grappling with as never beforenamely, immigration, xenophobia, protectionism, racism, media manipulation, unchecked urban property development, and the precariousness of the working poor. Set in Sydneys working-class western suburbs, No More Boats tells of a family whose unraveling lives collide with a refugee crisis known...
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