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'Mila can't shake her grief for the life she thought she'd have. She's broke, childless, and single. But her developing relationship with Josh, a sugar baby, opens her eyes to new possibilities.
'Then Josh goes missing on a trip to Europe — a presumed suicide. Mila, and Josh’s best friend Kyle, are devastated, yet they suspect something is amiss. Together, they feel compelled to trace Josh’s steps across Budapest, Prague and Berlin, seeking clues in his last posts online.
'Yet is there one mysterious factor Mila hasn't considered?
'Is running toward danger the only way for Mila to meet her true capacity? Or will it mean yet more loss?
'This genre-defying stunner asks how we might make the most of our power in the face of fear, loss, and the unknown. It celebrates our ability, despite great challenges, to be intimate with others and with the world.'(Publication summary)
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Epigraph:
And so, if things ae splinters
Of the knowledge of the universe
Let me be my own sliver,
Imprecise and diverse.
- Fernando Pessoa
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Selected as one of the Guardian Australia best Australian books of 2022
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Sublime and the Intimate
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2023;
— Review of Moon Sugar : A Novel 2022 single work novel -
[Review] Moon Sugar
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 155 2022;
— Review of Moon Sugar : A Novel 2022 single work novel -
Best of 2022 : Part Two
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 17 December - 6 January 2022;
— Review of A History of Dreams 2022 single work novel ; The Teeth of a Slow Machine 2022 selected work short story ; What Fear Was 2022 selected work short story ; Moon Sugar : A Novel 2022 single work novel ; Waypoints 2022 single work novel ; Every Version of You 2022 single work novel -
Blurring Boundaries : Angela Meyer’s Experimental Second Novel
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 448 2022; (p. 42)
— Review of Moon Sugar : A Novel 2022 single work novel'There is an experiment at the heart of Angela Meyer’s second novel, Moon Sugar. Without going into spoiler-level detail, it unlocks something in her protagonists, offering them new ways to connect with each other and the world around them. This experiment is a neat metaphor for Meyer’s own; by slipping between genres, her fiction strives to upend readerly expectations, expanding the possibilities for engagement.' (Introduction)
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Moon Sugar by Angela Meyer Review – Blending the Wonder of Fantasy with the Thrill of Crime Fiction
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 28 October 2022;
— Review of Moon Sugar : A Novel 2022 single work novel 'Reminiscent of David Mitchell, this life-affirming, magical novel sees two people travel to Berlin to piece together the final days of a mysteriously missing friend.'
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Angela Meyer Moon Sugar
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 22-28 October 2022;
— Review of Moon Sugar : A Novel 2022 single work novel'Angela Meyer’s novels cross genres in interesting and inventive ways. Her first, A Superior Spectre, was both dystopian and historical, set in the near future and in 1860s Scotland. Her latest, Moon Sugar, is described as “Helen Fielding meets John Wyndham” and involves a single woman in a science fiction world.' (Introduction)
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Moon Sugar by Angela Meyer Review – Blending the Wonder of Fantasy with the Thrill of Crime Fiction
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 28 October 2022;
— Review of Moon Sugar : A Novel 2022 single work novel 'Reminiscent of David Mitchell, this life-affirming, magical novel sees two people travel to Berlin to piece together the final days of a mysteriously missing friend.' -
Blurring Boundaries : Angela Meyer’s Experimental Second Novel
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 448 2022; (p. 42)
— Review of Moon Sugar : A Novel 2022 single work novel'There is an experiment at the heart of Angela Meyer’s second novel, Moon Sugar. Without going into spoiler-level detail, it unlocks something in her protagonists, offering them new ways to connect with each other and the world around them. This experiment is a neat metaphor for Meyer’s own; by slipping between genres, her fiction strives to upend readerly expectations, expanding the possibilities for engagement.' (Introduction)
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Best of 2022 : Part Two
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 17 December - 6 January 2022;
— Review of A History of Dreams 2022 single work novel ; The Teeth of a Slow Machine 2022 selected work short story ; What Fear Was 2022 selected work short story ; Moon Sugar : A Novel 2022 single work novel ; Waypoints 2022 single work novel ; Every Version of You 2022 single work novel -
[Review] Moon Sugar
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 155 2022;
— Review of Moon Sugar : A Novel 2022 single work novel
Awards
- 2023 longlisted Davitt Award — Best Adult Crime Novel
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Budapest,
cHungary,cEastern Europe, Europe,
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Prague,
cCzech Republic,cEastern Europe, Europe,
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Berlin,
cGermany,cWestern Europe, Europe,