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'A delightful debut novel of secrets and small town obsessions from Australian singer/guitarist/songwriter, Holly Throsby.
'It wasn't just one person who went missing, it was two people. Two very different people. They were there, and then they were gone, as if through a crack in the sky. After that, in a small town like Goodwood, where we had what Nan called 'a high density of acquaintanceship', everything stopped. Or at least it felt that way. The normal feeling of things stopped.
'Goodwood is a small town where everyone knows everything about everyone. It's a place where it's impossible to keep a secret.
'In 1992, when Jean Brown is seventeen, a terrible thing happens. Two terrible things. Rosie White, the coolest girl in town, vanishes overnight. One week later, Goodwood's most popular resident, Bart McDonald, sets off on a fishing trip and never comes home.
'People die in Goodwood, of course, but never like this. They don't just disappear.
'As the intensity of speculation about the fates of Rosie and Bart heightens, Jean, who is keeping secrets of her own, and the rest of Goodwood are left reeling.
'Rich in character and complexity, its humour both droll and tender, Goodwood is a compelling ride into a small community, torn apart by dark rumours and mystery.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Dedication: For Alvy
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Books + Publishing reported that the 'ABC, along with ABC Studios International, will develop Holly Throsby’s Goodwood (A&U) as a television series.' (27 May 2019)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
- Dyslexic edition.
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Moral Panics and Masculinities : Queering Australian YA
2018
single work
essay
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , April 2018;'For a generation of boys, the youth lit canon often centralised visceral physicality over true intimacy and vulnerability. But for today’s young queer readers grappling with questions of gender and desire, a new canon is emerging that captures more nuanced and diverse ways to come of age.' (Introduction)
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What I’m Reading
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2017; -
What I’m Reading – Kate Mildenhall
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2017; -
Sleepy Goodwood, Changed Forever
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 22 October 2016; (p. 36)
— Review of Goodwood 2016 single work novel ; Only Daughter 2016 single work novel -
Subtle Symmetries and Dark Mutterings
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19-20 November 2016; (p. 26)
— Review of Goodwood 2016 single work novel
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Holly Throsby, Goodwood
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 1 October 2016;
— Review of Goodwood 2016 single work novel -
Small Worlds, Big Issues
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 October 2016; (p. 26)
— Review of Goodwood 2016 single work novel ; The Fence 2016 single work single work novel -
Bookmark This : From Fielding to Feminism – October's Literary Highlights
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 8 October 2016;
— Review of The Boy Behind the Curtain 2016 selected work autobiography essay ; Goodwood 2016 single work novel -
Subtle Symmetries and Dark Mutterings
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19-20 November 2016; (p. 26)
— Review of Goodwood 2016 single work novel -
Sleepy Goodwood, Changed Forever
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 22 October 2016; (p. 36)
— Review of Goodwood 2016 single work novel ; Only Daughter 2016 single work novel -
Moral Panics and Masculinities : Queering Australian YA
2018
single work
essay
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , April 2018;'For a generation of boys, the youth lit canon often centralised visceral physicality over true intimacy and vulnerability. But for today’s young queer readers grappling with questions of gender and desire, a new canon is emerging that captures more nuanced and diverse ways to come of age.' (Introduction)
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What I’m Reading – Kate Mildenhall
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2017; -
What I’m Reading
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2017;
Awards
- 2018 shortlisted Barbara Jefferis Award
- 2017 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best First Novel
- 2017 shortlisted Davitt Award — Best Debut
- 2017 shortlisted Davitt Award — Best Adult Crime Novel
- 2017 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — The Matt Richell Award for New Writer
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- 1992