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'In a New England country town to give a paper, academic Tom Wishart is struck by an amateur painting in the local art gallery. It looks just like him. Wishart is a foundling who knows nothing about his parents. The clue given by this uncanny resemblance sets him on a quest to discover his origins.
'As the search reaches back in time, the turbulent, shadowy lives of Paul Bushell, son of the squattocracy and disgraced Vietnam deserter, and Diana Saunders, vanished Aboriginal sportswoman, come into view and are played out? Could these be his parents? How and why was he abandoned? The trail leads to Sydney, Vietnam, Manila and Hong Kong, but the answers are found in a isolated place in the Blue Mountains.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Dedication: For Dr Andrew Chang and Dr Anthony Maloof, with thanks.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Not Worth the Journey
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 24 no. 2 2010; (p. 207-208)
— Review of Wishart's Quest 2009 single work novel -
Detective Work Takes New Turn
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 December 2010; (p. 34)
— Review of Wishart's Quest 2009 single work novel -
Pressing on with Writer's Cuts
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 December 2010; (p. 22)
— Review of With the Tiger 2008 single work novel ; Wishart's Quest 2009 single work novel ; Leaving Home with Henry 2009 single work novel ; The Prisoner of Mount Warning 2010 single work novel
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Pressing on with Writer's Cuts
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 December 2010; (p. 22)
— Review of With the Tiger 2008 single work novel ; Wishart's Quest 2009 single work novel ; Leaving Home with Henry 2009 single work novel ; The Prisoner of Mount Warning 2010 single work novel -
Detective Work Takes New Turn
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 December 2010; (p. 34)
— Review of Wishart's Quest 2009 single work novel -
Not Worth the Journey
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 24 no. 2 2010; (p. 207-208)
— Review of Wishart's Quest 2009 single work novel
Last amended 16 Jun 2021 13:17:22
Settings:
- New England, New South Wales,
- Sydney, New South Wales,
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cVietnam,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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Manila,
cPhilippines,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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Hong Kong,
cChina,cEast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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