Shortlisted, Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2013
Longlisted, The Stella Prize for Women's Writing, 2013
Shortlisted, Commonwealth Book Prize, 2013
Longlisted, Dobbie Literary Award for Women Writers, 2013
Shortlisted, Australian Book Industry Awards, Literary Fiction Book of the Year, 2013
Shortlisted, Australian Book Industry Awards, Newcomer of the Year, 2013
"Utterly convincing. . . . These boys are so real, you will lie awake worrying about them, hoping that somehow they will find their way through."-Cate Kennedy
A powerful, beautifully written novel about two young brothers left alone by their mother in a beachside caravan park in the searing heat of an Australian summer.