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'There were things that I wanted to say. Things I knew I couldn't say but needed to tell someone. And then the things I knew I should say. What they wanted to hear. There is never only one version.
'Novelist JB Blackwood is on a cruise with her husband, Patrick, to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Her one-time professor, Patrick is much older than JB. A maverick when they met, he seemed somehow ageless, as all new gods appear in the eyes of those who worship them. He is a film director. A cult figure. But now his success is starting to wane and JB is on the cusp of winning a major literary prize. Her art, that has been forever overseen by Patrick, is starting to overshadow his.
'For days they sail in the sun. They lie about drinking, reading, sleeping, having sex. There is nothing but dark water all around them.
'Then a storm hits. When Patrick falls overboard, JB is left alone, as the search for Patrick's body, the circumstances of his death and the truth about their marriage begins.' (Publication summary)
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Epigraph: 'To be sure, the future of the women I have been may turn me into someone other than myself.' - Simone de Beauvoir, All Said and Done
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Best Books of 2023 : Our Experts Share the Books That Have Stayed with Them
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 5 December 2023;
— Review of Between Water and the Night Sky 2023 single work novel ; Graft : Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land 2023 single work autobiography ; Borderland 2023 single work novel ; The Anniversary 2023 single work novel ; Wandering with Intent 2022 selected work essay ; Eventually Everything Connects 2023 selected work essay graphic novel -
Water, Water, Everywhere, and Now Her Husband Is Gone
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The New York Times , 16 July 2023;
— Review of The Anniversary 2023 single work novel'In love, in art, in crime, what is done intentionally and what is done unintentionally? This is the question at the core of Stephanie Bishop’s fourth novel, “The Anniversary.”'
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An Unreliable Narrator and a Stormy Relationship Propel Stephanie Bishop’s Moody New Novel
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 8 May 2023;
— Review of The Anniversary 2023 single work novel -
Books Roundup
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , April 2023;
— Review of Fed to Red Birds 2023 single work novel ; The Anniversary 2023 single work novel -
The Aftermath : Stephanie Bishop’s Alluring New Novel
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 452 2023; (p. 36)
— Review of The Anniversary 2023 single work novel 'Stephanie Bishop’s The Anniversary is an example of both deft literary craft and an engrossing read – a feat rarer than it should be. Billed as a ‘novel about writing and desire’, this is more a work interrogating the nexus between art, celebrity, and commerce, while unpicking the ways in which gender informs all three.' (Introduction)
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Unfurling an Intriguing Mesh of Genres
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 March 2023; (p. 16)
— Review of The Anniversary 2023 single work novel -
The Aftermath : Stephanie Bishop’s Alluring New Novel
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 452 2023; (p. 36)
— Review of The Anniversary 2023 single work novel 'Stephanie Bishop’s The Anniversary is an example of both deft literary craft and an engrossing read – a feat rarer than it should be. Billed as a ‘novel about writing and desire’, this is more a work interrogating the nexus between art, celebrity, and commerce, while unpicking the ways in which gender informs all three.' (Introduction) -
Books Roundup
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , April 2023;
— Review of Fed to Red Birds 2023 single work novel ; The Anniversary 2023 single work novel -
An Unreliable Narrator and a Stormy Relationship Propel Stephanie Bishop’s Moody New Novel
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 8 May 2023;
— Review of The Anniversary 2023 single work novel -
Water, Water, Everywhere, and Now Her Husband Is Gone
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The New York Times , 16 July 2023;
— Review of The Anniversary 2023 single work novel'In love, in art, in crime, what is done intentionally and what is done unintentionally? This is the question at the core of Stephanie Bishop’s fourth novel, “The Anniversary.”'
Awards
- 2024 shortlisted The Age Book of the Year Award — Book of the Year
- 2024 longlisted The Stella Prize
- At sea,
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cJapan,cEast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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London,
cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
- Sydney, New South Wales,