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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Search History
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'Rebecca meets Fleabag in a sharp and funny debut novel about dating in the internet age.

'After fleeing to Melbourne in the wake of a breakup, all Ana has to show for herself is an unfulfilling job at an overly enthusiastic tech start-up and one particularly questionable dating app experience. Then she meets Evan. Charming, kind and financially responsible, Evan is a complete aberration from her usual type, and Ana feels like she has finally awoken from a long dating nightmare.

'As much as she tries to let their burgeoning relationship unfold IRL, Ana can't resist the urge to find Evan online. When she discovers that his previous girlfriend, Emily, died unexpectedly in a hit-and-run less than a year ago, Ana begins to worry she's living in the shadow of his lost love. Soon she's obsessively comparing herself to Emily, trawling through her dormant social media accounts in the hope of understanding her better. Online Evan and Emily's life together looked perfect, but just how perfect was it? And why won't he talk about it?

'Search History is a sharply funny debut novel about identity, obsession and desire in the internet age from one of the most perceptive and original new voices in Australian fiction.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2023 .
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      Extent: 320p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 02 May 2023
      ISBN: 9781761068508
Form: audiobook
    • Leicester, Leicestershire,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      W. F. Howes ,
      2023 .
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      Extent: 7 hrs and 19 minsp.
      Note/s:
      • Published 2 May 2023
      ISBN: 9781004125982

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  • Large print.
  • Dyslexic edition.
  • Braille.

Works about this Work

Best of 2023 in Australian Reading Alex Gerrans , Rosie Ofori Ward , Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen , Imogen Dewey , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2024;

— Review of Shirley Ronnie Scott , 2023 single work novel ; Praiseworthy Alexis Wright , 2023 single work novel ; Search History Amy Taylor , 2023 single work novel ; Green Dot Madeleine Gray , 2023 single work novel ; Songs for the Dead and the Living Sara Saleh , 2023 single work novel ; Notes on Her Colour Jennifer Neal , 2023 single work novel ; Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens Shankari Chandran , 2022 single work novel ; Crossing the Line Nick McKenzie , 2023 single work autobiography ; Anam André Dao , 2023 single work novel
Book Review : Search History, Amy Taylor Lisette Drew , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , May 2023;

— Review of Search History Amy Taylor , 2023 single work novel

'The whims and perils of dating in the internet age.'

Search History by Amy Taylor Review – Sharp and Pacy Cautionary Tale for the Extremely Online Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 12 May 2023;

— Review of Search History Amy Taylor , 2023 single work novel
‘Candid’, ‘Gripping’, ‘Compulsory Reading’ : the Best Australian Books Out in May Steph Harmon , Sian Cain , Bec Kavanagh , Susan Chenery , Lucy Clark , Joseph Cummins , Celina Ribeiro , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 10 May 2023;

— Review of Everything and Nothing Heather Mitchell , 2023 single work autobiography ; Obsession Nicole Madigan , 2023 single work autobiography ; Anam André Dao , 2023 single work novel ; She Is the Earth Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2023 single work novella ; Search History Amy Taylor , 2023 single work novel ; Fat Girl Dancing Krissy Kneen , 2023 single work autobiography ; The Albatross Nina Wan , 2023 single work novel ; Home Before Night Joshua Pomare , 2022 single work novel ; Reckless Marele Day , 2023 single work autobiography
‘Candid’, ‘Gripping’, ‘Compulsory Reading’ : the Best Australian Books Out in May Steph Harmon , Sian Cain , Bec Kavanagh , Susan Chenery , Lucy Clark , Joseph Cummins , Celina Ribeiro , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 10 May 2023;

— Review of Everything and Nothing Heather Mitchell , 2023 single work autobiography ; Obsession Nicole Madigan , 2023 single work autobiography ; Anam André Dao , 2023 single work novel ; She Is the Earth Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2023 single work novella ; Search History Amy Taylor , 2023 single work novel ; Fat Girl Dancing Krissy Kneen , 2023 single work autobiography ; The Albatross Nina Wan , 2023 single work novel ; Home Before Night Joshua Pomare , 2022 single work novel ; Reckless Marele Day , 2023 single work autobiography
Search History by Amy Taylor Review – Sharp and Pacy Cautionary Tale for the Extremely Online Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 12 May 2023;

— Review of Search History Amy Taylor , 2023 single work novel
Best of 2023 in Australian Reading Alex Gerrans , Rosie Ofori Ward , Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen , Imogen Dewey , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2024;

— Review of Shirley Ronnie Scott , 2023 single work novel ; Praiseworthy Alexis Wright , 2023 single work novel ; Search History Amy Taylor , 2023 single work novel ; Green Dot Madeleine Gray , 2023 single work novel ; Songs for the Dead and the Living Sara Saleh , 2023 single work novel ; Notes on Her Colour Jennifer Neal , 2023 single work novel ; Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens Shankari Chandran , 2022 single work novel ; Crossing the Line Nick McKenzie , 2023 single work autobiography ; Anam André Dao , 2023 single work novel
Book Review : Search History, Amy Taylor Lisette Drew , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , May 2023;

— Review of Search History Amy Taylor , 2023 single work novel

'The whims and perils of dating in the internet age.'

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