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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Darkest Little Room
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'An atmospheric literary thriller, it tells the story of a foreign journalist living in Saigon who, shortly after reporting on a murdered girl washed up in Saigon River, is approached by a foreigner describing a brothel known as "the darkest little room in Saigon". The mysterious man shows him a photograph of a beautiful woman covered in wounds and the journalist investigates, not only out of suspicion that women are being maltreated, but also in the hope of finding someone from his past.

Rich in setting and characterisation, and pure in voice, The Darkest Little Room explores the elemental dilemmas of being an outsider, the nature of desire, and the risks of loving, especially in a world where no one is who they seem.' (Source: http://www.patrickholland.com.au/) (Sighted 11/09/2012).

Notes

  • Epigraph: For ye are bought with a price... 1 Corinthians 6:20

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Yarraville, Footscray - Maribyrnong area, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,: Transit Lounge , 2012 .
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      Extent: 267p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 September 2012
      ISBN: 9781921924248
Alternative title: La Donna del Club 49 : Un Noir in Vietnam
Language: Italian
    • Milan,
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      Extent: 251p.p.
      ISBN: 9788869680526 (pbk), 9788869680625 (ebk)

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Works about this Work

Book Review – The Darkest Little Room by Patrick Holland Joanne Peulen , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2013;

— Review of The Darkest Little Room Patrick Holland , 2012 single work novel
Jen Craig Reviews The Darkest Little Room by Patrick Holland Jen Craig , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , November no. 12 2012;

— Review of The Darkest Little Room Patrick Holland , 2012 single work novel
Untitled Jay Daniel Thompson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2012 - January 2013 no. 347 2012; (p. 72)

— Review of The Darkest Little Room Patrick Holland , 2012 single work novel
Underbelly Vietnam Chris Flynn , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 27 October 2012; (p. 34)

— Review of The Darkest Little Room Patrick Holland , 2012 single work novel
Fiction Cheryl Jorgensen , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 13-14 October 2012; (p. 22)

— Review of The Darkest Little Room Patrick Holland , 2012 single work novel
Books of the Week Krissy Kneen , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 9 September 2012; (p. 37)

— Review of The Darkest Little Room Patrick Holland , 2012 single work novel
The Struggle to Find Existence Alison Broinowski , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 September 2012; (p. 21)

— Review of Fishing for Tigers Emily Maguire , 2012 single work novel ; The Darkest Little Room Patrick Holland , 2012 single work novel
Flawed Saviour Sucked into Saigon's Murkey Sex Trade Emily Maguire , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 October 2012; (p. 22-23)

— Review of The Darkest Little Room Patrick Holland , 2012 single work novel
Bookmark Katharine England , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 September 2012; (p. 30)

— Review of The Darkest Little Room Patrick Holland , 2012 single work novel ; Fishing for Tigers Emily Maguire , 2012 single work novel
Fiction Cheryl Jorgensen , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 13-14 October 2012; (p. 22)

— Review of The Darkest Little Room Patrick Holland , 2012 single work novel
Last amended 30 Aug 2021 09:33:50
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    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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