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'Declan seems to have it all: a family that loves him, friends he's known for years, a beautiful girlfriend he would go to the ends of the earth for.
'But there's something in Declan's past that just won't go away, that pokes and scratches at his thoughts when he's at his most vulnerable. Declan feels as if nothing will take away that pain that he has buried deep inside for so long. So he makes the only decision he thinks he has left: the decision to end it all.
'Or does he? As the train approaches and Declan teeters at the edge of the platform, two versions of his life are revealed. In one, Declan watches as his body is destroyed and the lives of those who loved him unravel. In the other, Declan pauses before he jumps. And this makes all the difference.' (Publication summary)
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Best Reads – End of Story
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2015; (p. 24) -
Difficult Mothers : Four Recent Young Adult Novels
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 376 2015; (p. 61)
— Review of Pieces of Sky 2015 single work novel ; The Pause 2015 single work novel ; Frankie & Joely 2015 single work novel ; Talk Under Water 2015 single work novel -
The Pause by John Larkin
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , June 2015;
— Review of The Pause 2015 single work novel -
The Pause by John Larkin
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , April 2015;
— Review of The Pause 2015 single work novel -
Review : The Pause
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , May vol. 30 no. 2 2015; (p. 43)
— Review of The Pause 2015 single work novel
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[Review] The Pause
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 9 May 2015; (p. 32)
— Review of The Pause 2015 single work novel -
Review : The Pause
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , May vol. 30 no. 2 2015; (p. 43)
— Review of The Pause 2015 single work novel -
The Pause by John Larkin
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , April 2015;
— Review of The Pause 2015 single work novel -
The Pause by John Larkin
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , June 2015;
— Review of The Pause 2015 single work novel -
Difficult Mothers : Four Recent Young Adult Novels
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 376 2015; (p. 61)
— Review of Pieces of Sky 2015 single work novel ; The Pause 2015 single work novel ; Frankie & Joely 2015 single work novel ; Talk Under Water 2015 single work novel -
Best Reads – End of Story
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2015; (p. 24)
Awards
- 2016 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
- 2016 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Older Readers
- 2015 winner Queensland Literary Awards — Griffith University Young Adult Book Award