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Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 Jamaica : A Novel
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'A group of 6 friends converge on the fabled island of Jamaica to compete in a marathon relay swim across treacherous water. Most have known each other since school, scions of wealth, breeding and privilege and members of the upper echelon of supposedly classless Sydney. The odd man out is new money Jeremy Hutchison (Hut), who's tolerated by the group because of the fortune he's made, but never really accepted. It is a group of people on the edge of crisis, none more so than Hut, who is guarding a terrible truth. As the sleazy charms of Jamaica insinuate themselves onto the group, things fall apart in predictable and surprising ways, and the secrets of the past must be addressed. Compulsive reading from an unflinching observer of fallibility, hypocrisy and thwarted ambition.' (Publisher's blurb)

Notes

  • Dedication: The Jamaica portrayed in these pages, and all thopse who exist there, are works of fiction. This book is dedicated to the facts who got out of the way of a good story.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2007 .
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      Extent: 388p.
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      ISBN: 9781741753400 (pbk.)
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Old Street Pub ,
      2009 .
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      Extent: 400p.
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      • Published 07 April 2009
      ISBN: 9781905847747

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— Review of Jamaica : A Novel Malcolm Knox , 2007 single work novel
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— Appears in: LiNQ , December vol. 35 no. 2008; (p. 121-124)
An Anthropological Turn? Nathan Hollier , 2008 single work review
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 August 2008; (p. 30)
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Deft Satire Leavens Deep, Dark Tales A. P. Riemer , 2007 single work review
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— Review of Jamaica : A Novel Malcolm Knox , 2007 single work novel
They Swam of Their Own Accord Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 september 2007; (p. 26)

— Review of Jamaica : A Novel Malcolm Knox , 2007 single work novel
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 September 2007; (p. 12)

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The Loves, Hates and Torments of Some Truly Vile Bodies Anne Susskind , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 October 2007; (p. 12-13)

— Review of Jamaica : A Novel Malcolm Knox , 2007 single work novel
The View from There Jane Richards , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 August 2008; (p. 30)
Jane Richards reports on British reviews of Julia Leigh's Disquiet and Malcolm Knox's Jamaica.
Exploring the Hidden Self : An Interview with Malcolm Knox Lindsay Simpson (interviewer), 2008 single work interview
— Appears in: LiNQ , December vol. 35 no. 2008; (p. 121-124)
Interview : Kill Your Darlings in Conversation with Malcolm Knox 2012 single work interview
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , January no. 8 2012; (p. 111-133)
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