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'An atmospheric literary thriller, it tells the story of a foreign journalist living in Saigon who, shortly after reporting on a murdered girl washed up in Saigon River, is approached by a foreigner describing a brothel known as "the darkest little room in Saigon". The mysterious man shows him a photograph of a beautiful woman covered in wounds and the journalist investigates, not only out of suspicion that women are being maltreated, but also in the hope of finding someone from his past.
Rich in setting and characterisation, and pure in voice, The Darkest Little Room explores the elemental dilemmas of being an outsider, the nature of desire, and the risks of loving, especially in a world where no one is who they seem.' (Source: http://www.patrickholland.com.au/) (Sighted 11/09/2012).
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Epigraph: For ye are bought with a price... 1 Corinthians 6:20
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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- Braille.
Works about this Work
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Book Review – The Darkest Little Room by Patrick Holland
2013
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— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2013;
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Jen Craig Reviews The Darkest Little Room by Patrick Holland
2012
single work
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— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , November no. 12 2012;
— Review of The Darkest Little Room 2012 single work novel -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2012 - January 2013 no. 347 2012; (p. 72)
— Review of The Darkest Little Room 2012 single work novel -
Underbelly Vietnam
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 27 October 2012; (p. 34)
— Review of The Darkest Little Room 2012 single work novel -
Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 13-14 October 2012; (p. 22)
— Review of The Darkest Little Room 2012 single work novel
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Books of the Week
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 9 September 2012; (p. 37)
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The Struggle to Find Existence
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 September 2012; (p. 21)
— Review of Fishing for Tigers 2012 single work novel ; The Darkest Little Room 2012 single work novel -
Flawed Saviour Sucked into Saigon's Murkey Sex Trade
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 October 2012; (p. 22-23)
— Review of The Darkest Little Room 2012 single work novel -
Bookmark
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 September 2012; (p. 30)
— Review of The Darkest Little Room 2012 single work novel ; Fishing for Tigers 2012 single work novel -
Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 13-14 October 2012; (p. 22)
— Review of The Darkest Little Room 2012 single work novel
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cVietnam,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon),
cVietnam,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,