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'Sonya Hartnett's third novel for adults is perfectly formed and utterly compelling, an unflinching and disquieting work from one of Australia's finest writers.
'Colt Jenson and his younger brother Bastian live in a world of shiny, new things – skateboards, slot cars, train sets and even the latest BMX. Their affluent father, Rex, has made sure that they'll be the envy of the new, working-class suburb they've moved to. But underneath the surface of the perfect family, is there something unsettling about the Jensons? To the local kids, Rex becomes a kind of hero, but Colt senses there's something in his father that could destroy their fragile new lives.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For my own sisters and brothers.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Braille.
Works about this Work
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The Heart Is Wicked
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 29 no. 1 2015; (p. 230-231)
— Review of Golden Boys 2014 single work novel -
Words : The Name of the Father Is Desperately Sick
2014
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , September/October no. 24 2014; (p. 40-41) -
[Review] Golden Boys
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , December 2014; (p. 16)
— Review of Golden Boys 2014 single work novel -
Well Read
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 September 2014; (p. 27)
— Review of When the Night Comes 2014 single work novel ; Golden Boys 2014 single work novel -
[Review] Golden Boys
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Monthly , October no. 105 2014; (p. 80)
— Review of Golden Boys 2014 single work novel
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[Review] Golden Boys
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , vol. 94 no. 1 2014; (p. 22)
— Review of Golden Boys 2014 single work novel -
Menace and Play Meet in the Troubles of Childhood
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 August 2014; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Golden Boys 2014 single work novel -
The Secrets Lurking in the Families That Play Together
Dark Shadows Over Suburbia
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6-7 September 2014; (p. 31) The Canberra Times , 6 September 2014; (p. 21) The Age , 6 September 2014; (p. 25)
— Review of Golden Boys 2014 single work novel -
Hartnett Pushes Boundaries
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 26 August 2014; (p. 6-7)
— Review of Golden Boys 2014 single work novel -
The Removalist
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 13 September 2014; (p. 11)
— Review of Golden Boys 2014 single work novel 'How she made a tree change, writing a new adult novel and living with no regrets...' -
Sonya Hartnett's Pursuit of Happiness
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 18 October 2014; -
Words : The Name of the Father Is Desperately Sick
2014
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , September/October no. 24 2014; (p. 40-41)
Awards
- 2017 recipient Premio Mare di Libri Ragazzi d’oro
- 2016 longlisted International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
- 2015 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Fiction
- 2015 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Christina Stead Prize for Fiction
- 2015 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year
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