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'When her mother disappears into the bush, ten-year-old Laura makes an impulsive decision that will haunt her for decades. Despite her anger and grief, she sets about running the house, taking care of her younger sister, and helping her father clear their wild acreage to carve out a farm.
'But gradually they realise that while they may own the land, they cannot tame it – nor can they escape their past.
'Anchor Point is an eloquent and arresting Australian novel no reader will easily forget.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For Dan, Etta and Arturo
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also large print
Works about this Work
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What I’m Reading
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2019; -
Motherhood : Where Science Meets Fiction
2019
single work
essay
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , April 2019;'For the first time in history, this past Australian summer has registered temperatures in excess of two degrees above long-term averages. You don’t need to be well versed in climate science to know that this is not good news – and you don’t need to look very hard to glean this information.' (Introduction)
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Could Cli-fi Help Inspire Real Climate Change Action?
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , July 2018;'Climate fiction novels catapult readers into a future ravaged by the catastrophic effects of global warming.' (Introduction)
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Writing for Good in the Contemporary Novel of Purpose
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 29 September 2015; -
Books : Secrets and Lies
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , August / September no. 137 2015; (p. 48)
— Review of Anchor Point 2015 single work novel
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Review : Anchor Point
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , vol. 94 no. 3 2015; (p. 19)
— Review of Anchor Point 2015 single work novel -
A Subtle Take on the Impact of Change
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 7 March 2015; (p. 30) The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 March 2015; (p. 34)
— Review of Anchor Point 2015 single work novel -
Sorrow at the Heart of Ambitious Debuts
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 April 2015; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Anchor Point 2015 single work novel ; The Ash Burner 2015 single work novel -
Anchor Point
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 April 2015; (p. 23)
— Review of Anchor Point 2015 single work novel 'There's been a wave of talented Australian women releasing novels about strong female characters in a rural setting...' -
Books : Secrets and Lies
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , August / September no. 137 2015; (p. 48)
— Review of Anchor Point 2015 single work novel -
Writing for Good in the Contemporary Novel of Purpose
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 29 September 2015; -
Could Cli-fi Help Inspire Real Climate Change Action?
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , July 2018;'Climate fiction novels catapult readers into a future ravaged by the catastrophic effects of global warming.' (Introduction)
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Motherhood : Where Science Meets Fiction
2019
single work
essay
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , April 2019;'For the first time in history, this past Australian summer has registered temperatures in excess of two degrees above long-term averages. You don’t need to be well versed in climate science to know that this is not good news – and you don’t need to look very hard to glean this information.' (Introduction)
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What I’m Reading
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2019;
Awards
- 2016 longlisted The Stella Prize
