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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Warrah Place, Canberra in January 1979 is the sort of cul-de-sac where everyone knows everyone else – and think they know everyone's business too. When young Antonio Marietti from the Italian place at the base of the street disappears – and when bits of him start to be found around the city, the residents are understandably upset, intrigued and full of opinions.
As the story started with a housewife scrubbing blood off the bathroom tiles, we know that Naomi and the nice Richard from number three know more than they're letting on. It's 12yo Tammy from number 6 who is most determined to find out what happened, and she starts to become a bit of a nuisance with her questions and her blind assurance she alone can solve the mystery. But there is more than one secret being hidden on Warrah Place, and maybe the most unlikely people know what happened...
Clever structure and clues in full view add to a rewarding read Lindy
Kate Kemp is an Australian writer living in the UK. She trained as an occupational therapist and then as a systemic psychotherapist, and has worked with families and individuals in mental health services in both Australia and the UK. In 2021, she won the Stylist Prize for Feminist Fiction and the Yeovil Literary Prize. The Grapevine is her first novel.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Warrah Place, Canberra in January 1979 is the sort of cul-de-sac where everyone knows everyone else – and think they know everyone's business too. When young Antonio Marietti from the Italian place at the base of the street disappears – and when bits of him start to be found around the city, the residents are understandably upset, intrigued and full of opinions.
As the story started with a housewife scrubbing blood off the bathroom tiles, we know that Naomi and the nice Richard from number three know more than they're letting on. It's 12yo Tammy from number 6 who is most determined to find out what happened, and she starts to become a bit of a nuisance with her questions and her blind assurance she alone can solve the mystery. But there is more than one secret being hidden on Warrah Place, and maybe the most unlikely people know what happened...
Clever structure and clues in full view add to a rewarding read Lindy
