Kali Napier Kali Napier i(12818651 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 Umbilical Kali Napier , 2021 single work short story
— Appears in: Newcastle Short Story Award : Anthology 2021 2021;
1 Let Shadows Slip Through Kali Napier , 2020 single work short story horror
— Appears in: New Gothic Review , no. 2 2020;
1 Needles Kali Napier , 2020 single work short story
— Appears in: The Dark , July 2020;
1 y separately published work icon The Secrets at Ocean's Edge Kali Napier , Sydney : Hachette Australia , 2018 12818756 2018 single work novel historical fiction

'Every family has secrets that bind them together. A heart-rending story of a guesthouse keeper and his wife who attempt to start over, from devastatingly talented debut author Kali Napier.

'1932. Ernie and Lily Hass, and their daughter, Girlie, have lost almost everything in the Depression; all they have keeping their small family together are their secrets. Abandoning their failing wheat farm and small-town gossip, they make a new start on the west coast of Australia where they begin to build a summer guesthouse. But forming new alliances with the locals isn't easy.

'Into the Hasses' new life wanders Lily's shell-shocked brother, Tommy, after three harrowing years on the road following his incarceration. Tommy is seeking answers that will cut to the heart of who Ernie, Lily and Girlie really are.

'Inspired by the author's own family history, The Secrets at Ocean's Edge is a haunting, memorable and moving tale of one family's search for belonging.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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