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'What remains after everything is washed away? Funny, moving and utterly compelling, Floodline tells of the unexpected salvation that can be found on the edge of disaster.
'When the city of Horneville is destroyed by a flood on the eve of a huge gay mardis gras, Mikey Brown - the feisty, sexy and dynamic host of a Christian shopping channel - knows exactly what she needs to do. Taking her sons with her, she sets out on a grand mercy mission. The journey is more than a flood clean-up for Mikey - she wants to save the city and teach the godless inhabitants a lesson. Her husband was lost to her after attempting to 'mission' to this same festival and this is her chance to lay the past to rest. Mustard - an enthusiastic, ebullient, 8 year old - doesn't believe his father is dead. In fact, he is determined to find him and knows that Horneville is the place to start looking. If anyone can bring him back, Mustard can.
'Down in the city, the floodwater surrounding the Horneville City Hospital is steadily rising, turning what has been a place of refuge into a disaster zone. Deep in the hospital chaos, Nurse Gina Donaldson is forced to make a life and death decision with shattering repercussions.
'The arrival of Mikey's little troupe helps Gina find hope in the most unlikely places. Both Mikey and Gina must stare down their pasts in order to find salvation, but will they have the courage?
'This extraordinary novel is a brilliant feat of imagination and characterization from an acclaimed writer at the height of her great powers. It is surprising, revelatory and original in every way.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication:
For my children, Seren and Taliesin
And for Richard. Always.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Don't Feel so Fine )
2015
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— Appears in: Australian Author , June vol. 47 no. 1 2015; (p. 10-13) 'The genre of cli-fi, whether you believe in it or not, is about more than natural disasters and a sense of impending doom.' -
Home-grown : Skewering Spirituality
2013
single work
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— Appears in: Good Reading , September 2013; (p. 30-31) ' Author Kathryn Heyman tells Maureen Eppen about poking fun at mercenary religion, using literature to help us make decisions and loving her life as a writer.' (Publication abstract) -
Well Read
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 28 September vol. 28 September no. 2013; (p. 22)
— Review of Floodline 2013 single work novel -
Kathryn Heyman : Floodline.
2013
single work
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— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , December 2013;
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Review : Floodline
2013
single work
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 356 2013;
— Review of Floodline 2013 single work novel
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City's Souls Lost and Saved in the Flood
2013
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 September 2013; (p. 20-21)
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Faith Swept Away as Torrent Rushes through Horneville
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 October 2013; (p. 28-29) The Age , 19 October 2013; (p. 27) The Canberra Times , 19 October 2013; (p. 25) The Canberra Times , 19 October 2013; (p. 21)
— Review of Floodline 2013 single work novel -
Review : Floodline
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 356 2013;
— Review of Floodline 2013 single work novel -
Kathryn Heyman : Floodline.
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , December 2013;
— Review of Floodline 2013 single work novel -
Well Read
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 28 September vol. 28 September no. 2013; (p. 22)
— Review of Floodline 2013 single work novel -
Interview : Kathryn Heyman
2013
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interview
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 August 2013; (p. 28-29) The Canberra Times , 24 August 2013; (p. 19) -
Floodline
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 21 September (p. 21) -
Home-grown : Skewering Spirituality
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: Good Reading , September 2013; (p. 30-31) ' Author Kathryn Heyman tells Maureen Eppen about poking fun at mercenary religion, using literature to help us make decisions and loving her life as a writer.' (Publication abstract) -
It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Don't Feel so Fine )
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: Australian Author , June vol. 47 no. 1 2015; (p. 10-13) 'The genre of cli-fi, whether you believe in it or not, is about more than natural disasters and a sense of impending doom.'