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THE NEWCOMER
THE GOLDEN BOOK
Laura Elizabeth Woollett
Kate Ryan
Newly arrived in a sleepy Pacific island town, Paulina Novak is known for her hard drinking, disastrous relationships and troubled past. And when Paulina is found murdered, her mother Judy is determined to find justice for her daughter — whatever it takes.
On the cusp of adulthood, Ali and Jessie were inseparable — until a devastating accident changed everything. Years later, when Ali hears news of Jessie’s death, she is forced to reckon with the events of that summer. As old secrets come to light, Kate Ryan asks profound questions about responsibility and blame — and, ultimately, about love.
• A chilling and evocative novel based on a real-life murder, The Newcomer is a tense psychological drama for readers of Kate Mildenhall and Ottessa Moshfegh. • Laura Elizabeth Woollett explores the spectrum of human emotion with great psychological acuity, questioning the media’s fascination with murdered women and society’s need for ‘perfect’ female victims.
RELEASE DATE: 07/2021 ISBN: 9781922310231 RRP (AUD): $32.99 FORMAT: PB, 368pp RIGHTS: World ex North America CATEGORY: Fiction
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• ‘A gorgeous evocation of the wildness of youth, and of what it takes to find love after disaster. Kate Ryan writes from the heart. Earthy, lovely, and profound. A beautiful, resonant book.’ — Peggy Frew, author of Islands.
RELEASE DATE: 08/2021 ISBN: 9781922310088 RRP (AUD): $29.99 FORMAT: PB, 240pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Fiction
