AustLit
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
'It's the most elite school sporting event in the country. Nine rowers, 2000 gruelling metres and one chance for glory in the ultimate team sport. Sit forward ... ROW.
'Tall, gifted and the offspring of Olympians, superstar siblings Leni and Cristian Popescu are set to row Harley Grammar to victory in the Head of the River.
With six months until the big race, the twins can't lose. Or can they?
'When Cristian is seduced by the easy route of performance-enhancing drugs, and Leni is suffocated with self-doubt, their bright futures start to fade. Juggling family, high expectations, study, break-ups, new relationships and wild parties, the pressure starts to build.
'As the final moments tick down to the big race, who’ll make it to the start line? And who'll plummet from grace?' (Publication summary)
Teaching Resources
This work has teaching resources.
Notes
-
Dedication: For John
-
Epigraph:
'Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing-
absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as
simply messing about in boats.'
Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
[Review] Head of the River
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 19 July 2014; (p. 25)
— Review of Head of the River 2014 single work novel
-
[Review] Head of the River
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 19 July 2014; (p. 25)
— Review of Head of the River 2014 single work novel
