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'In 1882 dismembered human remains were discovered at a lonely campsite called the Sinkings near Albany, Western Australia. The surgeon conducting the autopsy claimed they were those of a woman. Why, then, was the victim identified as Little Jock, a sandalwood-cutter and former convict? And why was the murder so brutal, so gruesome?
'More than a hundred years later, Willa Samson embarks on a search to find out. A recluse after having lost her daughter, Willa is drawn back into the world as she negotiates archives, communicates with family historians, and journeys to Scotland, Northern Ireland and England looking for clues to her questions.
'The Sinkings is a story within a story, the portrayal of a figure from the margins of history embedded within a contemporary narrative of a mother's guilt and grief.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Dedication: For Ric, Robyn, Richard.
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Epigraph: 'Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.' - Soren Kierkegaard.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Sinkings
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 5 no. 3 2011; (p. 1-2)
— Review of The Sinkings 2008 single work novel -
This Week You're Reading
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 18 June 2011; (p. 21)
— Review of The Sinkings 2008 single work novel -
This Year's Work in Fiction 2008-2009
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 54 no. 1 2009; (p. 51-64)
— Review of The Pages 2008 single work novel ; The Lieutenant 2008 single work novel ; The Spare Room 2008 single work novel ; The Anatomy of Wings 2006 single work novel ; Boy On A Wire 2009 single work novel ; The Sinkings 2008 single work novel ; Bird 2008 single work novel ; One Foot Wrong 2008 single work novel ; Avenue of Eternal Peace 1989 single work novel ; Life in Seven Mistakes 2008 single work novel ; The Steele Diaries 2008 single work novel ; Butterfly 2009 single work novel ; Dissection 2007 single work novel ; Fugitive Blue 2008 single work novel ; Sweet 2008 single work novel ; The Virtuoso 2009 single work novel ; Ransom 2009 single work novel ; The Good Parents 2008 single work novel ; Vertigo : A Pastoral 2008 single work novella ; The Boat 2008 selected work short story ; New Australian Stories 2009 anthology short story ; The Slap 2008 single work novel -
The Sinkings
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Indigo , Summer no. 3 2009; (p. 186-187)
— Review of The Sinkings 2008 single work novel -
[Review] The Sinkings
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , March no. 14 2009; (p. 55)
— Review of The Sinkings 2008 single work novel
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Fiction
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 July 2008; (p. 26)
— Review of The Sinkings 2008 single work novel -
Intersex Fettle Leaves Sinking Feeling
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 August 2008; (p. 15)
— Review of The Sinkings 2008 single work novel -
Effortless Novelistic Debut
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 August 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of The Sinkings 2008 single work novel -
Sweet Saga of Women
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 September 2008; (p. 13)
— Review of Sweet 2008 single work novel ; The Sinkings 2008 single work novel -
Living With the Past
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 305 2008; (p. 29)
— Review of The Sinkings 2008 single work novel
- Western Australia,
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cUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
- 1800-1899
- 2000-2010