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A darkly thrilling tale of obsession and addiction, this is the startling debut novel from comedian Rhona Cameron - now in mass market paperback
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'It was dark when I came to. What woke me was the cold and the water on my legs. I was doing spoons with Scotty, me behind him. We were on a beach. We didn't speak for the first minute, we were so disorientated. I had to genuinely think very hard about where I was. Then I remembered I was in Australia.'
It's the late eighties and 24-year-old Kerry has been drifting aimlessly through life in Edinburgh. Rarely having plans of any kind, she gets drunk and things happen: sex, drugs, parties, relationships, and, when she's really pushed, work.
Setting off on a hastily arranged visit to Australia, Kerry packs only three items of clothing, a pair of flip-flops, two hundred pounds and her young persons' work visa. Soon broke, hungry and homeless, she joins ART, a likeable but mismatched band of travellers who sell dodgy oil paintings door-to-door in the suburbs. Young, beautiful and free, they drink wildly and live for the moment.
Embarking on a riotous road trip together, their lives become deeply entangled, and the drinking spirals out of control. Eventually, Kerry is forced to admit that her journey to Australia isn't quite what it seems ...
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
There are some really beautiful passages in this book- also parts where the writing and plot is a bit clumsy and wordy- but very enjoyable none the less. Would make a really good TV film, its got rock and roll and sex and debauchery and some really believable funny characters, with a fantastic Australian backdrop- but the central protaganist is hard to like- which makes it difficult to really care about her inner torments- the theme is a little laboured. An excellent follow-up to her last book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The cover suggests something dirty, funny, spontaneous and naughty. What you get is... dirty, funny, spontaneous and naughty. In about three paragraphs. The rest is about a dull search for her mother, which predictably ends in tears.
It's an easy read, but I was after something a lot more funny, fast paced and saucy. Not a depressing story of some ladie's life in the 80s which doesn't even appear very accurate of the era.
Good for some light reading and heavy criticism.
It's an easy read, but I was after something a lot more funny, fast paced and saucy. Not a depressing story of some ladie's life in the 80s which doesn't even appear very accurate of the era.
Good for some light reading and heavy criticism.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Kerry is a young girl who is backpacking in Australia. As the plot unfolds it becomes clear that Kerry is in Oz for a specific reason. She isn't a particularly likeable character I'd have to agree, there was definitely a lot of unresolved teenage angst apparent, but due to the intimate detailing of her thoughts and actions I actually couldn't help warming to her....
This is a particularly honest and gritty account of a troubled young woman's search to find herself. It's not for the faint hearted; sex and alcohol play a very large part in Kerry's life, but this all adds to her character.
I thought this was an excellent book, I loved the descriptions of Australia and found most of the characters added something to the story. I've read Cameron's biography '1979' and loved that too. I'd recommend this; it's something a little bit different.
This is a particularly honest and gritty account of a troubled young woman's search to find herself. It's not for the faint hearted; sex and alcohol play a very large part in Kerry's life, but this all adds to her character.
I thought this was an excellent book, I loved the descriptions of Australia and found most of the characters added something to the story. I've read Cameron's biography '1979' and loved that too. I'd recommend this; it's something a little bit different.
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A good read
I really enjoyed this - having done a dead-end sales job I was particularly entertained by Kerry's sales ability, and quite jealous that she was able to do it pissed too!
Published on 29 Aug 2008 by Bryony Evens
Great Holiday Book
Bought this for my Summer holiday.
Easy reading, fun yet a real point to it. Buy this book, if you like a relaxing read and a 6 month period in someone's life...
Easy reading, fun yet a real point to it. Buy this book, if you like a relaxing read and a 6 month period in someone's life...
Published on 25 Aug 2008 by S. Mead
Not as good as I hoped.
This was quite an interesting premise, the story of Kerry, a Scottish backpacker who drinks too much and has inner demons, but it wasn't as good as I hoped. Read more
Published on 11 July 2007 by NB
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