{"product_id":"9780733648373","title":"Kokomo","description":"Author: Victoria Hannan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780733648373\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 27 Apr 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It does not disappoint.'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Mina receives an urgent call from her best friend back in Melbourne, her world is turned upside down. Her reclusive mother, Elaine, has left the house for the first time in twelve years.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mina drops everything to fly home, only to discover that Elaine will not talk about her sudden return to the world, nor why she's spent so much time hiding from it. Their reunion leaves Mina raking through pieces of their painful past in a bid to uncover the truth.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoth tender and fierce, heartbreaking and funny, \u003ci\u003eKokomo\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about how secrets and love have the power to bring us together and tear us apart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A timely song of secrets, sex and the meaning of love' - \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A coming-of-age novel for the Peter Pan generation, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKokomo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e juggles the dissatisfactions of sex, marriage, and corporate ambition with deceptive lightness and radiant empathy. Reading this book felt like drinking with friends in a cozy pub until last call; I emerged from it shiny-faced, unbothered by the cold, wanting more.' - \u003ci\u003eLaura Elizabeth Woollett, author of THE LOVE OF A BAD MAN and BEAUTIFUL REVOLUTIONARY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This is a book that gets right into your body. It makes you laugh, makes you think, but it doesn't stop there - it plays with your heart and leaves it different. This is smart, raw, tender fiction that feels as real as life.' - \u003ci\u003eRonnie Scott, author of THE ADVERSARY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Graceful and raw, this is a remarkable study of the forces of desire and regret. Hannan is both acute witness and masterful reporter of love in all its faulty and essential shapes. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKokomo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e dazzles, pierces, and stays.' - \u003ci\u003eRobert Lukins, author of THE EVERLASTING SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I can't remember being so excited by a debut novel. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKokomo \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a delight, a book I wanted to finish in a greedy rush but one I also wanted to savour. It's so full of life, on each page there are tiny moments of delight, irreverence, tenderness. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKokomo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the Australian response to\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eNormal People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, this is \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonkey Grip \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003efor the new generation of readers. This book will be read and cherished by many, and Victoria Hannan is a name we will see a great deal more in the future.' - \u003ci\u003eJ.P. Pomare, author of CALL ME EVIE and IN THE CLEARING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46465986986142,"sku":"ADS-9780733648373","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780733648373.jpg?v=1770010956","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780733648373","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}