Catching the Barramundi

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Pub Date Nov 19 2012 | Archive Date Dec 31 2014

Description

Sudden, shattering moments of realisation; creeping, gradual self-awareness - Catching the Barramundi is a collection of contemporary short stories charting the dichotomous processes of reassessment and reflection. A lonely widow living in the Australian Outback has an unexpected encounter with a visiting scientist; an ice-hockey star returns to the site of his home town, now razed to the ground; a grieving husband recalls incidents from his married life - the characters in each tale experience moments of introspection and self-scrutiny, quite out of step with their daily lives.

Sudden, shattering moments of realisation; creeping, gradual self-awareness - Catching the Barramundi is a collection of contemporary short stories charting the dichotomous processes of reassessment...


Advance Praise

Longlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2013.

"an interesting, coherent and well structured debut" - Adrian Slatcher, Sabotage Reviews

Longlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2013.

"an interesting, coherent and well structured debut" - Adrian Slatcher, Sabotage Reviews


Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781922200006
PRICE A$18.95 (AUD)