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'Billy Fish is granted parole. After serving three years for a violent robbery, he walks out the prison gates. His life has revolved around drugs, crime and custody, while his sister Rose has lived a structured existence, working and caring for her son. Both Billy and Rose are fighting against their past in different ways, but remain inextricably linked by a harsh childhood.' - back cover
Notes
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Launched in Sydney at Aria Restaurant on 3 April 2007.
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Dedication: For Matt
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Devil Worthy of Sympathy
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 June 2007; (p. 9)
— Review of The Crimes of Billy Fish 2007 single work novel -
For Starters, a Taste of Something Different
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , June vol. 2 no. 5 2007; (p. 5-6)
— Review of The Crimes of Billy Fish 2007 single work novel ; Love and the Platypus 2007 single work novel ; Turner's Paintbox 2007 single work novel ; Nights in the Asylum 2007 single work novel -
This Weeks' Selections
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 28 April 2007; (p. 10)
— Review of The Crimes of Billy Fish 2007 single work novel -
Difficult Times for a Fish Out of Jail
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 April 2007; (p. 33)
— Review of The Crimes of Billy Fish 2007 single work novel -
Sharp Insight to Blunt Edge
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 April 2007; (p. 17)
— Review of The Crimes of Billy Fish 2007 single work novel ; Provenance 2007 single work novel
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Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , February vol. 86 no. 6 2007; (p. 39)
— Review of The Crimes of Billy Fish 2007 single work novel -
Review
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 31 March 2007; (p. 25)
— Review of The Crimes of Billy Fish 2007 single work novel -
Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 290 2007; (p. 62)
— Review of The Crimes of Billy Fish 2007 single work novel -
Sharp Insight to Blunt Edge
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 April 2007; (p. 17)
— Review of The Crimes of Billy Fish 2007 single work novel ; Provenance 2007 single work novel -
Difficult Times for a Fish Out of Jail
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 April 2007; (p. 33)
— Review of The Crimes of Billy Fish 2007 single work novel -
Her Cracker of a Story
2007
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 March 2007; (p. 3-31)
Awards
- 2008 shortlisted South East Asia and South Pacific Region — Best Book
- 2006 highly commended ABC Fiction Award
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