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'It is 1997 in San Francisco and Simon and Sarah have been sent on a quest to see America: they must stand at least once in every 25-foot square of the country. Decades later, in an Australian city that has fallen on hard times, Caddy is camped by the Maribyrnong River, living on small change from odd jobs, ersatz vodka and memories. She's sick of being hot, dirty, broke and alone. Caddy's future changes shape when her friend, Ray, stumbles across some well-worn maps, including one of San Francisco, and their lives connect with those of teenagers Simon and Sarah in ways that are unexpected and profound. A meditation on happiness – where and in what place and with who we can find our centre, a perceptive vision of where our world is headed, and a testament to the power of memory and imagination, this is the best of novels: both highly original and eminently readable.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: For Dumpling, who is now imaginary, and Andy, who is real.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Settler Belonging in Crisis : Non-Indigenous Australian Literary Climate Fiction and the Challenge of “The New”
2023
single work
criticism
— Appears in: ISLE : Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment , Winter vol. 30 no. 4 2023; (p. 952–971) -
[Review] A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 122 2019;
— Review of A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists 2013 single work novel -
What I’m Reading
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2017; -
It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Don't Feel so Fine )
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: Australian Author , June vol. 47 no. 1 2015; (p. 10-13) 'The genre of cli-fi, whether you believe in it or not, is about more than natural disasters and a sense of impending doom.' -
Wrong Turn Tale That Took Time to Tell Succeeds
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 November 2014; (p. 10)
— Review of A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists 2013 single work novel 'It took Jane Rawson, a former Lonely Planet travel writer and editor, two years to write her first book, and another two long years to find a publisher.'
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New Australian Fiction
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 July 2013; (p. 25)
— Review of Heist 2013 single work novel ; Who We Were 2013 single work novel ; A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists 2013 single work novel ; Fin Rising 2013 single work novel -
Well Read
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 June 2013; (p. 28)
— Review of A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists 2013 single work novel ; Lightning 2013 single work novel -
Wrong Turn Tale That Took Time to Tell Succeeds
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 November 2014; (p. 10)
— Review of A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists 2013 single work novel 'It took Jane Rawson, a former Lonely Planet travel writer and editor, two years to write her first book, and another two long years to find a publisher.' -
Review : A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , August 2013; (p. 34)
— Review of A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists 2013 single work novel -
[Review] A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 122 2019;
— Review of A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists 2013 single work novel -
It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Don't Feel so Fine )
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: Australian Author , June vol. 47 no. 1 2015; (p. 10-13) 'The genre of cli-fi, whether you believe in it or not, is about more than natural disasters and a sense of impending doom.' -
What I’m Reading
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2017; -
Settler Belonging in Crisis : Non-Indigenous Australian Literary Climate Fiction and the Challenge of “The New”
2023
single work
criticism
— Appears in: ISLE : Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment , Winter vol. 30 no. 4 2023; (p. 952–971)
Awards
- 2014 winner Most Underrated Book Award
- 2013 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Science Fiction Division — Best Novel
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- Melbourne, Victoria,