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'Hitchhiking along the Hume Highway, a woman hunts for her daughter's killer. Driven by guilt and the desire for revenge, the mother is set on a path of self-destruction. As the search becomes an obsession, the lonely highway begins to transform her...'
Source: Back cover.
Notes
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Epigraph: Nothing is more costly, nothing is more sterile, than vengeance. - Sir Winston Churchill
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Epigraph: People only see what they are prepared to see. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Australian Horror Novel Since 1950
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 112-127) According to James Doig the horror genre 'was overlooked by the popular circulating libraries in Australia.' In this chapter he observes that this 'marginalization of horror reflects both the trepidation felt by the conservative library system towards 'penny dreadfuls,' and the fact that horror had limited popular appeal with the British (and Australian) reading public.' Doig concludes that there is 'no Australian author of horror novels with the same commercial cachet' as authors of fantasy or science fiction. He proposes that if Australian horror fiction wants to compete successfully 'in the long-term it needs to develop a flourishing and vibrant small press contingent prepared to nurture new talent' like the USA and UK small presses.' (Editor's foreword xii) -
Brett McBean : An Appreciation
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australian Weird Fiction , no. 1 2008; (p. 91- 96) -
Science Fiction Book Reviews
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , no. 38/39 2007; (p. 188-200)
— Review of The Pilo Family Circus 2006 single work novel ; Prismatic 2006 single work novel ; Carnies 2006 single work novel ; The Mother 2006 single work novel ; Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror : Volume One 2006 anthology short story essay -
This Week's Selections
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 December 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of The Mother 2006 single work novel
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This Week's Selections
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 December 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of The Mother 2006 single work novel -
Science Fiction Book Reviews
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , no. 38/39 2007; (p. 188-200)
— Review of The Pilo Family Circus 2006 single work novel ; Prismatic 2006 single work novel ; Carnies 2006 single work novel ; The Mother 2006 single work novel ; Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror : Volume One 2006 anthology short story essay -
Brett McBean : An Appreciation
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australian Weird Fiction , no. 1 2008; (p. 91- 96) -
The Australian Horror Novel Since 1950
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 112-127) According to James Doig the horror genre 'was overlooked by the popular circulating libraries in Australia.' In this chapter he observes that this 'marginalization of horror reflects both the trepidation felt by the conservative library system towards 'penny dreadfuls,' and the fact that horror had limited popular appeal with the British (and Australian) reading public.' Doig concludes that there is 'no Australian author of horror novels with the same commercial cachet' as authors of fantasy or science fiction. He proposes that if Australian horror fiction wants to compete successfully 'in the long-term it needs to develop a flourishing and vibrant small press contingent prepared to nurture new talent' like the USA and UK small presses.' (Editor's foreword xii)
Awards
- 2007 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Best Novel
- 2006 honourable mention Australian Shadows Award
- 2006 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Horror Division — Novel
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