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The City of the Second Chance
From multi-award winning author, Barry Jonsberg, a new book for adults, exclusively on Amazon.
Alex Sangster is an English teacher in the throes of a messy divorce. His life in turmoil, he decides to travel to Darwin in the Top End of Australia. Why not? On the way, he and his dog pick up a bloke called Carol King.
Meanwhile, a religious hitman and the embattled Prime Minister of Australia also converge on Darwin. That's when it all gets messy...
Alex Sangster is an English teacher in the throes of a messy divorce. His life in turmoil, he decides to travel to Darwin in the Top End of Australia. Why not? On the way, he and his dog pick up a bloke called Carol King.
Meanwhile, a religious hitman and the embattled Prime Minister of Australia also converge on Darwin. That's when it all gets messy...
373 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 20, 2014
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About the author
Barry Jonsberg
48 books105 followersBarry Jonsberg is an Australian author and teacher originally from Liverpool, England. He holds degrees in English and Psychology from Liverpool University and moved to Australia in 1999. His debut novel, The Whole Business with Kiffo and the Pitbull, earned acclaim in 2005, and his follow-up, It’s Not All About YOU, Calma, won the 2006 South Australian Festival Award for Children’s Literature. Jonsberg has continued to receive numerous honors, including awards and shortlistings for Dreamrider, My Life as an Alphabet, A Little Spark, and Smoke & Mirrors, affirming his place in contemporary young adult literature.
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April 15, 2016
Really enjoyed this book and did not want to finish it, though was compelled to read it late at night to see what happened at the end ... just when you thought you could predict the outcome, a different outcome came along. It was laugh out loud funny and then creepy (reluctant to turn pages). I loved the characters, even the creepy bad guy. The characters seem very familiar, especially Carol KingI
Would have like to have read more about the Prime Minister at the end. If only the start to improving the conditions and outcomes for Indigenous people was that easy ... then again maybe it is. It was good to read a book in which my hometown, Darwin, features in it ... I am not sure if this book would entice people here or have them run screaming in the other direction.
I think it would make a good movie. It has a bit of everything.
Would have like to have read more about the Prime Minister at the end. If only the start to improving the conditions and outcomes for Indigenous people was that easy ... then again maybe it is. It was good to read a book in which my hometown, Darwin, features in it ... I am not sure if this book would entice people here or have them run screaming in the other direction.
I think it would make a good movie. It has a bit of everything.
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