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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- 'I wanna know what love is' is a refrain well-suited to this insightful and warm story of friendships and family, youthful exuberance, emotional turmoil, love, sexual urgency and frustrations. It's also a story of secrets, lies and regret - and monumental betrayals. Mina's character is well-defined and by the book's end the reclusive, enigmatic Elaine, Mina's mother, has also come into view. Craig Kirchner
Victoria Hannan is a writer, photographer and creative director living in Melbourne. Her writing has appeared on McSweeney's Internet Tendency, 3:AM magazine and in her monthly TinyLetter about swimming pools. Kokomo, her first novel, was written at artist in residence programmes in Brazil, Tasmania and Iceland. Kokomo was the 2019 winner of the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- 'I wanna know what love is' is a refrain well-suited to this insightful and warm story of friendships and family, youthful exuberance, emotional turmoil, love, sexual urgency and frustrations. It's also a story of secrets, lies and regret - and monumental betrayals. Mina's character is well-defined and by the book's end the reclusive, enigmatic Elaine, Mina's mother, has also come into view. Craig Kirchner
Kokomo is a beautiful, muscular work - in which Hannan refuses to flinch, to look away, to soften things. Scenes from Kokomo are so uncomfortably familiar - crackling with longing, boredom, love, hurt and hope. - Alice Bishop, author of A CONSTANT HUM An intricate, glittering gem. One of the best debuts in years. - Mark Brandi, author of WIMMERA and THE RIP I can't remember being so excited by a debut novel. - J.P. Pomare, author of CALL ME EVIE and IN THE CLEARING Kokomo is unexpected and incredible storytelling. Crystalline, genuine, heartbreaking and powerful. - Sarah Schmidt, author of SEE WHAT I HAVE DONE With its many shifts in time and focus, Kokomo is difficult to summarise but Hannan pieces together the story of these two families with clarity, grace and a handle on structure that is rare in a debut novel. This superbly written book will appeal to readers of Zadie Smith and Jennifer Down. - Books + Publishing
