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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Boy Who Fell to Earth
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'Meet Merlin. He's Lucy's bright, beautiful son - who just happens to be autistic. Since Merlin's father, the reserved, cerebral workaholic Jeremy, left them in the lurch shortly after Merlin's diagnosis, Lucy has made Merlin the centre of her world. Struggling with the joys and tribulations of raising her adorable yet challenging son, Lucy doesn't have room for any other man in her life... so why bother trying to find one?

'When Lucy realises she's becoming increasingly cynical about life in general, she finally resolves to dip a toe back into the world of dating. Things don't go quite to plan, yet just as Lucy is resolved to a life of singledom once more, the most imperfectly perfect man for her and her son lands on her doorstep. But then, so does Jeremy, begging for forgiveness and a second chance...' (From the publisher's website.)

Notes

  • Dedication: For my darling children.

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia:

    Type of disability Autism.
    Type of character Primary.
    Point of view First person (not the disabled character).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Bantam Press ,
      2012 .
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      Extent: 321p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: 1 March 2012.
      ISBN: 9780593060834 (hbk.), 9780593060841 (pbk.)
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2021 .
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      Extent: 400p.
      Note/s:
      • Published January 2021
      ISBN: 9781761042089
Alternative title: O mé rodině a jiných mimozemšťanech
Language: Czech
    • Brno,
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      Czech Republic,
      c
      Eastern Europe, Europe,
      :
      JOTA ,
      2012 .
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      Extent: 326p.p.
      ISBN: 9788074622502

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Works about this Work

My Son Shines in the Dark Kathy Lette , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 April 2013; (p. 9)
Kathy Lette...Loves Globetrotting with Her Celebrity Friends...All in the Name of Research Angie Kelly (interviewer), 2012 single work interview
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 16 September 2012; (p. 12)
New Australian Fiction Ed Wright , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 June 2012; (p. 23)

— Review of The Boy Who Fell to Earth Kathy Lette , 2012 single work novel ; Running Dogs Ruby Murray , 2012 single work novel ; القاهرة باريس ملبورن : رواية Maher Abou Elsaoud , 2005 single work novel
Off the Shelf : Fiction Dianne Dempsey , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 21 April 2012; (p. 32)

— Review of The Boy Who Fell to Earth Kathy Lette , 2012 single work novel
Kathy Lette Tells It Like It Is Karen Hardy , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 22 April 2012; (p. 4-5)
Mother of All Delicate Issues Daphne Guinness , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 March 2012; (p. 36)

— Review of The Boy Who Fell to Earth Kathy Lette , 2012 single work novel
Fiction Christina Houen , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 - 15 April 2012; (p. 22)

— Review of The Boy Who Fell to Earth Kathy Lette , 2012 single work novel
Off the Shelf : Fiction Dianne Dempsey , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 21 April 2012; (p. 32)

— Review of The Boy Who Fell to Earth Kathy Lette , 2012 single work novel
New Australian Fiction Ed Wright , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 June 2012; (p. 23)

— Review of The Boy Who Fell to Earth Kathy Lette , 2012 single work novel ; Running Dogs Ruby Murray , 2012 single work novel ; القاهرة باريس ملبورن : رواية Maher Abou Elsaoud , 2005 single work novel
About a Boy Sabine Durrant , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 25 March 2012; (p. 14) The Daily Telegraph [London] , 4 March 2012;
Kathy Lette Tells It Like It Is Karen Hardy , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 22 April 2012; (p. 4-5)
Kathy Lette...Loves Globetrotting with Her Celebrity Friends...All in the Name of Research Angie Kelly (interviewer), 2012 single work interview
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 16 September 2012; (p. 12)
My Son Shines in the Dark Kathy Lette , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 April 2013; (p. 9)
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