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'I used to think I didn't fit in, but now I realise I do.

When awkward teenager Charlie Hudson is beaten up during a family holiday at the beach, beautiful Tess Bailey rescues him - and sets the unusual course for his life. In this startling debut novel, Natt Nable follows the fortunes of Charlie, Tess, and their families and neighbours. Their lives intertwine, unravel, straighten, and become tangled again. A father tries to relive his football career through his son; a mother deserts her children in an attempt to find herself; a daughter purges to take control of her life. This is a portrait of plans gone wrong, a lament for what could have been, a salute to the power of redemptive love, and a brave examination of contemporary society. (Publisher's blurb)

Notes

  • Dedication: For my wife Cassandra. For believing in me, and for loving me. And for giving me the two most precious gifts in the world. Our boys.
  • Epigraph: A man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied. -Henri-Frederic Amiel

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking , 2009 .
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      Extent: 257p.
      Written as: Matt Nable
      Note/s:
      • Published May 31st 2010
      ISBN: 9780670073436 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

Summer Sizzlers Ian Nichols , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 19 December 2009; (p. 12-14)

— Review of Red Queen Honey Brown , 2008 single work novel ; Siddon Rock Glenda Guest , 2005 single work novel ; We Don't Live Here Anymore Matt Nable , 2009 single work novel ; Brown Skin Blue Belinda Jeffrey , 2009 single work novel ; The Devil's Staircase Helen FitzGerald , 2009 single work novel ; The Paperbark Shoe Goldie Goldbloom , 2009 single work novel ; The Book of Rapture Nikki Gemmell , 2009 single work novel ; Jasper Jones Craig Silvey , 2009 single work novel ; The Essence of the Thing Madeleine St John , 1997 single work novel ; The Women in Black Madeleine St John , 1993 single work novel ; The Lost Life Steven Carroll , 2009 single work novel
Ian Nichols nominates a selection of titles for Summer reading over the 2009-2010 holiday period, including works by Australian writers.
Books Susan Hewitt , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 29 August 2009; (p. 20)

— Review of We Don't Live Here Anymore Matt Nable , 2009 single work novel ; The Curse of the Pogo Stick Colin Cotterill , 2008 single work novel
Boredom and Bandaids Chris Womersley , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , August vol. 4 no. 7 2009; (p. 22)

— Review of The Danger Game Kalinda Ashton , 2008 single work novel ; The Ice Age Kirsten Reed , 2009 single work novel ; We Don't Live Here Anymore Matt Nable , 2009 single work novel ; Omega Park Amy Barker , 2009 single work novel
Well Read Patrick Allington , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 18 July 2009; (p. 26)

— Review of The Ice Age Kirsten Reed , 2009 single work novel ; We Don't Live Here Anymore Matt Nable , 2009 single work novel
A Solitary Game Lily Bragge , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 19 July 2009; (p. 8)
Review of the Week Owen Richardson , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 12 July 2009; (p. 20)

— Review of We Don't Live Here Anymore Matt Nable , 2009 single work novel
Well Read Patrick Allington , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 18 July 2009; (p. 26)

— Review of The Ice Age Kirsten Reed , 2009 single work novel ; We Don't Live Here Anymore Matt Nable , 2009 single work novel
Boredom and Bandaids Chris Womersley , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , August vol. 4 no. 7 2009; (p. 22)

— Review of The Danger Game Kalinda Ashton , 2008 single work novel ; The Ice Age Kirsten Reed , 2009 single work novel ; We Don't Live Here Anymore Matt Nable , 2009 single work novel ; Omega Park Amy Barker , 2009 single work novel
Books Susan Hewitt , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 29 August 2009; (p. 20)

— Review of We Don't Live Here Anymore Matt Nable , 2009 single work novel ; The Curse of the Pogo Stick Colin Cotterill , 2008 single work novel
Summer Sizzlers Ian Nichols , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 19 December 2009; (p. 12-14)

— Review of Red Queen Honey Brown , 2008 single work novel ; Siddon Rock Glenda Guest , 2005 single work novel ; We Don't Live Here Anymore Matt Nable , 2009 single work novel ; Brown Skin Blue Belinda Jeffrey , 2009 single work novel ; The Devil's Staircase Helen FitzGerald , 2009 single work novel ; The Paperbark Shoe Goldie Goldbloom , 2009 single work novel ; The Book of Rapture Nikki Gemmell , 2009 single work novel ; Jasper Jones Craig Silvey , 2009 single work novel ; The Essence of the Thing Madeleine St John , 1997 single work novel ; The Women in Black Madeleine St John , 1993 single work novel ; The Lost Life Steven Carroll , 2009 single work novel
Ian Nichols nominates a selection of titles for Summer reading over the 2009-2010 holiday period, including works by Australian writers.
Living in the Here and Now Karen Hardy , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 July 2009; (p. 11)
A Solitary Game Lily Bragge , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 19 July 2009; (p. 8)
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