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'A compelling new novel from the bestselling author of Goodwood and Cedar Valley.
'On a hot morning in 1991 in the regional town of Clarke, Barney Clarke (no relation) is woken by the unexpected arrival of many policemen: they are going to search his backyard for the body of a missing woman.
'Next door, Leonie Wallace and little Joe watch the police cars through their kitchen window. Leonie has been waiting for this day for six years. She is certain that her friend - Ginny Lawson - is buried in that backyard under a slab of suspicious concrete.
'But the fate of Ginny Lawson is not the only mystery in Clarke. Barney lives alone in a rented house with a ring on his finger, but where is Barney's wife? Leonie lives with four-year-old Joe, but where is Joe's mother?
'Clarke is a story of family and violence, of identity and longing, of unlikely connections and the comedy of everyday life. At its centre stands Leonie Wallace, a travel agent who has never travelled, a warm woman full of love and hope and grief, who must steer Joe safely through a very strange time indeed.' (Publication summary)
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Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Dyslexic edition.
Works about this Work
- y Holly Throsby in Conversation Chris Gordon (interviewer), 2023 25755618 2023 single work podcast interview
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The Best New Books Released in November as Selected by Avid Readers and Critics
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2022;
— Review of Clarke 2022 single work novel ; Shirley Hazzard : A Writing Life 2022 single work biography ; Salonika Burning 2022 single work novel -
Digging Ever Deeper
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29 October 2022; (p. 4)
— Review of Clarke 2022 single work novel -
Holly Throsby on Her ‘anti-crime’ Novel, Inspired by the Lynette Dawson Murder Investigation
Walter Marsh
(interviewer),
2022
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 31 October 2022;'The musician turned novelist’s latest book came from a tiny detail in the high-profile case, and the regional Australia that she now calls home'
-
Digging Ever Deeper
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29 October 2022; (p. 4)
— Review of Clarke 2022 single work novel -
The Best New Books Released in November as Selected by Avid Readers and Critics
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2022;
— Review of Clarke 2022 single work novel ; Shirley Hazzard : A Writing Life 2022 single work biography ; Salonika Burning 2022 single work novel -
Holly Throsby on Her ‘anti-crime’ Novel, Inspired by the Lynette Dawson Murder Investigation
Walter Marsh
(interviewer),
2022
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 31 October 2022;'The musician turned novelist’s latest book came from a tiny detail in the high-profile case, and the regional Australia that she now calls home'
- y Holly Throsby in Conversation Chris Gordon (interviewer), 2023 25755618 2023 single work podcast interview
Awards
- 2023 longlisted Davitt Award — Best Adult Crime Novel
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- 1991