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'Norm has lived in Norman his whole life. It's where he grew up with his dad, where he went to school and met his best friend Ella. But the town is dying - the river has dried up, and with it all the jobs.
'One night at the pub, on the anniversary of his dad's death, Norm announces a plan. He's going to build a Big Thing - like Coffs Harbour's Big Banana or Ballina's Big Prawn - to drive tourism to the town and give it a future. And to show Ella that she could have a future here too, maybe even with him.
'Ella, meanwhile, plans to leave Norman for the big smoke. She's tired of being a big fish in a small pond, especially when that pond is running out of water.
'Ella encourages Norm's big idea nonetheless. If it works, Norm will have a four-metre-high reminder of her. And if not, at least they'll have one last perfect summer together.' (Production summary)
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Sound recording read by Miranda Tapsell
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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James Colley The Next Big Thing
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 12 February 2024;
— Review of The Next Big Thing 2024 single work novel -
‘Poetic’, ‘Fearless’, ‘A Creative Triumph’: The Best Australian Books Out in February
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 4 February 2024;
— Review of My Brilliant Sister 2024 single work novel ; We All Lived in Bondi Then 2024 selected work short story ; Politica 2024 single work novel ; The Great Undoing 2024 single work novel ; Monument 2024 selected work poetry prose ; The Pulling 2024 selected work autobiography essay ; All the Words We Know 2024 single work novel ; The Next Big Thing 2024 single work novel
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‘Poetic’, ‘Fearless’, ‘A Creative Triumph’: The Best Australian Books Out in February
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 4 February 2024;
— Review of My Brilliant Sister 2024 single work novel ; We All Lived in Bondi Then 2024 selected work short story ; Politica 2024 single work novel ; The Great Undoing 2024 single work novel ; Monument 2024 selected work poetry prose ; The Pulling 2024 selected work autobiography essay ; All the Words We Know 2024 single work novel ; The Next Big Thing 2024 single work novel -
James Colley The Next Big Thing
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 12 February 2024;
— Review of The Next Big Thing 2024 single work novel