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'Naomi Adams is a midwife, a mother and a grandmother. Her two young grandsons, Chris and Max, have been the centre of her world since both her sons were killed in a car accident. Her daughter-in-law, Zoe, was said to have been driving on that devastating afternoon. Zoe is badly injured in the crash and once she recovers, still ruined, she walks away from her boys and from Naomi for eight years.
'But now she wants her sons back. And Naomi can't let them go.
'Exploring the age-old themes of duty and love, exile and return, this is the story of Naomi and Zoe. It is also the story of Chris and Max, who adore their grandmother but long for their mother, whether or not she knows what's best for them. The choice they make has grave repercussions for the whole family, which will reverberate for years to come.
'Beautifully told in spare, vivid prose Once on a Road is a superb first novel about the complexity of families and how, eventually, even the most tangled and unhappy relationships can be redeemed by forgiveness and love.' (From the publisher's website.)
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A contemporary re-telling of the biblical story of Ruth and Naomi.
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Works about this Work
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Biennial Book Award for Fiction : Judge's Comments
2011-2012
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— Appears in: Images , December - February 2011-2012; (p. 22) -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 320 2010; (p. 63)
— Review of Once on a Road 2010 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6-7 March 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of Once on a Road 2010 single work novel -
Take Three
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 7 March 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of Time's Long Ruin : A Novel 2008 single work novel ; Keeping Faith 2010 single work novel ; Once on a Road 2010 single work novel -
Off the Shelf : Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 20 February 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of Once on a Road 2010 single work novel
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Off the Shelf : Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 20 February 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of Once on a Road 2010 single work novel -
Take Three
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 7 March 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of Time's Long Ruin : A Novel 2008 single work novel ; Keeping Faith 2010 single work novel ; Once on a Road 2010 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6-7 March 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of Once on a Road 2010 single work novel -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 320 2010; (p. 63)
— Review of Once on a Road 2010 single work novel -
Biennial Book Award for Fiction : Judge's Comments
2011-2012
single work
column
— Appears in: Images , December - February 2011-2012; (p. 22)
Awards
- 2011 winner SWW Book Awards — Fiction
- Sydney, New South Wales,