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'It is 1997 in San Francisco and Simon and Sarah have been sent on a quest to see America: they must stand at least once in every 25-foot square of the country. Decades later, in an Australian city that has fallen on hard times, Caddy is camped by the Maribyrnong River, living on small change from odd jobs, ersatz vodka and memories. She's sick of being hot, dirty, broke and alone. Caddy's future changes shape when her friend, Ray, stumbles across some well-worn maps, including one of San Francisco, and their lives connect with those of teenagers Simon and Sarah in ways that are unexpected and profound. A meditation on happiness – where and in what place and with who we can find our centre, a perceptive vision of where our world is headed, and a testament to the power of memory and imagination, this is the best of novels: both highly original and eminently readable.' (Publisher's blurb)

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Notes

  • Dedication: For Dumpling, who is now imaginary, and Andy, who is real.

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    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Transit Lounge , 2013 .
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      • Published 1 June 2013
      ISBN: 9781921924439 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

Settler Belonging in Crisis : Non-Indigenous Australian Literary Climate Fiction and the Challenge of “The New” Jack Kirne , Emily Potter , 2023 single work criticism
— Appears in: ISLE : Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment , Winter vol. 30 no. 4 2023; (p. 952–971)
[Review] A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists Clare Rhoden , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 122 2019;

— Review of A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists Jane Rawson , 2013 single work novel
What I’m Reading Luke Stegemann , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2017;
It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Don't Feel so Fine ) Adam Ford , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Author , June vol. 47 no. 1 2015; (p. 10-13)
'The genre of cli-fi, whether you believe in it or not, is about more than natural disasters and a sense of impending doom.'
Wrong Turn Tale That Took Time to Tell Succeeds Linda Morris , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 November 2014; (p. 10)

— Review of A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists Jane Rawson , 2013 single work novel
'It took Jane Rawson, a former Lonely Planet travel writer and editor, two years to write her first book, and another two long years to find a publisher.'
New Australian Fiction Ed Wright , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 July 2013; (p. 25)

— Review of Heist Robert Schofield , 2013 single work novel ; Who We Were Lucy Neave , 2013 single work novel ; A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists Jane Rawson , 2013 single work novel ; Fin Rising Paul W. Newman , 2013 single work novel
Well Read Patrick Allington , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 June 2013; (p. 28)

— Review of A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists Jane Rawson , 2013 single work novel ; Lightning Felicity Volk , 2013 single work novel
Wrong Turn Tale That Took Time to Tell Succeeds Linda Morris , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 November 2014; (p. 10)

— Review of A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists Jane Rawson , 2013 single work novel
'It took Jane Rawson, a former Lonely Planet travel writer and editor, two years to write her first book, and another two long years to find a publisher.'
Review : A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists Mitchell Jordan , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , August 2013; (p. 34)

— Review of A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists Jane Rawson , 2013 single work novel
[Review] A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists Clare Rhoden , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 122 2019;

— Review of A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists Jane Rawson , 2013 single work novel
It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Don't Feel so Fine ) Adam Ford , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Author , June vol. 47 no. 1 2015; (p. 10-13)
'The genre of cli-fi, whether you believe in it or not, is about more than natural disasters and a sense of impending doom.'
What I’m Reading Luke Stegemann , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2017;
Settler Belonging in Crisis : Non-Indigenous Australian Literary Climate Fiction and the Challenge of “The New” Jack Kirne , Emily Potter , 2023 single work criticism
— Appears in: ISLE : Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment , Winter vol. 30 no. 4 2023; (p. 952–971)
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