Description
The land has been divided up to suit the wave of new inhabitants - and finding a home and making a living is increasingly difficult. Many are simply homeless, and at a loss as to what their future holds. What would you do if all you thought was precious was suddenly stripped from you? How would you live - and more importantly - where do you belong?
About the Author
Sally Abbott is a former journalist and a PR Director who lives in Central Victoria with her partner. She was the inaugural winner of The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers in 2015. CLOSING DOWN is her first novel.
Reviews
a polished, accomplished, imaginative novel - Sydney Morning HeraldLike all good speculative fiction, Sally Abbott has taken what's happening in the geo-politico-social sphere and ramped it up to the nth degree. - The Big IssueThe characters and their strange world are so powerfully drawn that the book's oppressive mood lingers with the reader long after they've looked up from the page. - The Saturday Paperan arresting vision of survival and resilience in a broken world - Australian Review of BooksClosing Down is a fitting - if terribly foreshadowing - story for today's political climate. - Books + PublishingI haven't been able to stop thinking about Sally Abbott's debut Closing Down since I finished reading it. - ReadingsI absolutely loved Closing Down and strongly recommend everyone read it. - ReadingsAbbott is strikingly effective at identifying the faultlines that run through our increasingly divided society and the degree to which the powerful immure themselves from the effects of their actions - Weekend Australian
Book Information
ISBN 9780733635946
Author Sally Abbott
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Hachette Australia
Publisher Hachette Australia
Weight(grams) 370g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 155mm * 22mm
About the Author
Sally Abbott is a former journalist and a PR Director who lives in Central Victoria with her partner. She was the inaugural winner of The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers in 2015. CLOSING DOWN is her first novel.
Reviews
a polished, accomplished, imaginative novel - Sydney Morning HeraldLike all good speculative fiction, Sally Abbott has taken what's happening in the geo-politico-social sphere and ramped it up to the nth degree. - The Big IssueThe characters and their strange world are so powerfully drawn that the book's oppressive mood lingers with the reader long after they've looked up from the page. - The Saturday Paperan arresting vision of survival and resilience in a broken world - Australian Review of BooksClosing Down is a fitting - if terribly foreshadowing - story for today's political climate. - Books + PublishingI haven't been able to stop thinking about Sally Abbott's debut Closing Down since I finished reading it. - ReadingsI absolutely loved Closing Down and strongly recommend everyone read it. - ReadingsAbbott is strikingly effective at identifying the faultlines that run through our increasingly divided society and the degree to which the powerful immure themselves from the effects of their actions - Weekend Australian
Book Information
ISBN 9780733635946
Author Sally Abbott
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Hachette Australia
Publisher Hachette Australia
Weight(grams) 370g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 155mm * 22mm
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