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Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Evidence
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The rites of passage of two generations are enmeshed in this savagely black chronicle set in the grimy heat of small-town Tantanoula. Herald-Sun (10 August 2002).

In this story a teenage boy is set alight and burnt to death and his 14-year-old neighbour, Cheryl Jane Kiss, is determined to find out who killed him - just as soon as she stops binge-eating her way through the kitchen cupboard. The town they live in is Tantanoula and nothing is quite as it seems in this joint. Cheryl's mother has a few secrets of her own, if she ever sobers up long enough to remember them. Her stepfather, Jackson, meanwhile likes to leave dirty magazines under her mattress. The book deals with issues including depression, teen suicide, alcoholism and eating disorders, so when it's described as a black comedy, the word "black" is used advisedly. Brisbane News, (28 August 2002).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Flamingo , 2002 .
      Extent: vi, 357p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Author's note: This book is a work of fiction inspired by a real life death. The character of Samuel Leadhead, his life, his family and the circumstances leading up to his death are complete inventions... (v-vi).
      ISBN: 073227396X
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Exceptional Offering in a Prime Location Katharine England , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 5 October 2002; (p. 13)
— Review of Open for Inspection : A Courtney Frome Mystery Carmel Bird , 2002 single work novel ; Evidence Emma Tom , 2002 single work novel
Soft Covers Cameron Woodhead , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 August 2002; (p. 8)
— Review of Evidence Emma Tom , 2002 single work novel ; When You Wake and Find Me Gone Maureen McCarthy , 2002 single work novel ; Jillaroo Rachael Treasure , 2002 single work novel
Covering a Child's Confusion Tony Maniaty , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 August 2002; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Evidence Emma Tom , 2002 single work novel ; Of a Boy Sonya Hartnett , 2002 single work novel ; Ocean Bruce Pascoe , 2002 single work novel ; Winter Close Hugh Mackay , 2002 single work novel
Mishmash of Bum Jokes and Murder Liam Davison , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 August 2002; (p. 11)
— Review of Evidence Emma Tom , 2002 single work novel
Mishmash of Bum Jokes and Murder Liam Davison , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 August 2002; (p. 11)
— Review of Evidence Emma Tom , 2002 single work novel
Covering a Child's Confusion Tony Maniaty , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 August 2002; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Evidence Emma Tom , 2002 single work novel ; Of a Boy Sonya Hartnett , 2002 single work novel ; Ocean Bruce Pascoe , 2002 single work novel ; Winter Close Hugh Mackay , 2002 single work novel
Soft Covers Cameron Woodhead , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 August 2002; (p. 8)
— Review of Evidence Emma Tom , 2002 single work novel ; When You Wake and Find Me Gone Maureen McCarthy , 2002 single work novel ; Jillaroo Rachael Treasure , 2002 single work novel
Exceptional Offering in a Prime Location Katharine England , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 5 October 2002; (p. 13)
— Review of Open for Inspection : A Courtney Frome Mystery Carmel Bird , 2002 single work novel ; Evidence Emma Tom , 2002 single work novel
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