Sam Coley Sam Coley i(11639056 works by)
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: Nov 2016
Heritage: New Zealander
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BiographyHistory

Born in New Zealand, Sam Coley lived for some time in London before settling in Adelaide in November 2016. in 2017, when he won the Richell Prize, he was working in a law firm while studying law.

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y separately published work icon State Highway One New Zealand : Hachette New Zealand , 2020 18000310 2020 single work novel

'This is what I want to do. I want to go home. I want you to come with me.
'I want to go from here...'
Finger on Cape Reinga.
'..to here.'
Finger at the bottom of Stewart Island, right at the bottom of the map.

'It's been years since Alex was in New Zealand, and years since he spent any one-on-one time with his twin sister, Amy. When they lose their parents in a shock accident it seems like the perfect time to reconnect as siblings. To reconnect with this country they call 'home'.

'As they journey the length of State Highway One, they will scratch at wounds that have never healed - and Alex will be forced to reckon with what coming home really means.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2017 winner The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers
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