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A 'burban BrisVegas summer - too hot for cappuccinos at Temptations cafe bar, where Rosie is sick of serving stubbies to the workmen. Too hot for old Slob the boss having a perv at her boobs. Too bloody hot for Scott, the guy who dumped her long-distance, to suddenly phone and start calling her 'babe'.
In some ways, Scott's always treated Rosie like dirt and yet every time she sees him she is gripped with a desire to get right inside him, deep in his blood. Rosie's best friend, Hollie, can't stand Scott, but then she's been acting weird since her brother got out of jail. The one person Rosie can rely on is Trish, who always has a joint to share, or a pill to take.
Through it all, Rosie tries to stay in control, but the lure of darkness is only just under the surface ...(Backcover)
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Dedication: For my mother.
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Epigraph: 'A man beholds the beauty of the world, is reminded of truth and beauty, and his wings begin to grow.' Plato, Phaedrus 249e
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Dark Lives
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 20 no. 1 2008;
— Review of The Dark Part of Me 2006 single work novel -
The Artlessness of Fiction
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 288 2007; (p. 33-34)
— Review of The Dark Part of Me 2006 single work novel ; The Pilo Family Circus 2006 single work novel -
Other Voices
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28-29 October 2006; (p. 11)
— Review of Destroying Avalon 2006 single work novel ; The Concerto Inn 2006 single work novel ; The Dark Part of Me 2006 single work novel -
In a Mood to See the Stars
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 - 3 September 2006; (p. 22) -
Meandering Novel Gets a Bit Lost
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 September 2006; (p. 26)
— Review of The Dark Part of Me 2006 single work novel
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In Short : Fiction
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 August 2006; (p. 34)
— Review of The Dark Part of Me 2006 single work novel ; Fox Hunt 2006 single work novel -
Diamond Dazzles from the Dark in Contrasting Debuts
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12-13 August 2006; (p. 12-13)
— Review of Diamond Dove 2006 single work novel ; The Dark Part of Me 2006 single work novel -
This Week's Selections
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 19 August 2006; (p. 14)
— Review of The Dark Part of Me 2006 single work novel -
Metro Sexual Central
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 - 13 August 2006; (p. 18)
— Review of Metro 2006 single work novel ; The Dark Part of Me 2006 single work novel -
Skim
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 26 September vol. 124 no. 6539 2006; (p. 74-75)
— Review of Listen 2006 single work novel ; The Dark Part of Me 2006 single work novel -
In a Mood to See the Stars
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 - 3 September 2006; (p. 22)
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- Brisbane, Queensland,
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