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Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Floodline
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'What remains after everything is washed away? Funny, moving and utterly compelling, Floodline tells of the unexpected salvation that can be found on the edge of disaster.

'When the city of Horneville is destroyed by a flood on the eve of a huge gay mardis gras, Mikey Brown - the feisty, sexy and dynamic host of a Christian shopping channel - knows exactly what she needs to do. Taking her sons with her, she sets out on a grand mercy mission. The journey is more than a flood clean-up for Mikey - she wants to save the city and teach the godless inhabitants a lesson. Her husband was lost to her after attempting to 'mission' to this same festival and this is her chance to lay the past to rest. Mustard - an enthusiastic, ebullient, 8 year old - doesn't believe his father is dead. In fact, he is determined to find him and knows that Horneville is the place to start looking. If anyone can bring him back, Mustard can.

'Down in the city, the floodwater surrounding the Horneville City Hospital is steadily rising, turning what has been a place of refuge into a disaster zone. Deep in the hospital chaos, Nurse Gina Donaldson is forced to make a life and death decision with shattering repercussions.

'The arrival of Mikey's little troupe helps Gina find hope in the most unlikely places. Both Mikey and Gina must stare down their pasts in order to find salvation, but will they have the courage?

'This extraordinary novel is a brilliant feat of imagination and characterization from an acclaimed writer at the height of her great powers. It is surprising, revelatory and original in every way.' (Publisher's blurb)

Notes

  • Dedication:

    For my children, Seren and Taliesin

    And for Richard. Always.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2013 .
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      Extent: 297p.
      Note/s:
      • Published September 2013
      ISBN: 9781743312797

Works about this Work

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.'
Home-grown : Skewering Spirituality Maureen Eppen , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Good Reading , September 2013; (p. 30-31)
' Author Kathryn Heyman tells Maureen Eppen about poking fun at mercenary religion, using literature to help us make decisions and loving her life as a writer.' (Publication abstract)
Well Read Patrick Allington , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 28 September vol. 28 September no. 2013; (p. 22)

— Review of Floodline Kathryn Heyman , 2013 single work novel
Kathryn Heyman : Floodline. Robyne Young , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , December 2013;

— Review of Floodline Kathryn Heyman , 2013 single work novel
Review : Floodline Carol Middleton , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 356 2013;

— Review of Floodline Kathryn Heyman , 2013 single work novel
City's Souls Lost and Saved in the Flood Stella Clarke , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 September 2013; (p. 20-21)

— Review of Floodline Kathryn Heyman , 2013 single work novel
Faith Swept Away as Torrent Rushes through Horneville Peter Pierce , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 October 2013; (p. 28-29) The Age , 19 October 2013; (p. 27) The Canberra Times , 19 October 2013; (p. 25) The Canberra Times , 19 October 2013; (p. 21)

— Review of Floodline Kathryn Heyman , 2013 single work novel
Review : Floodline Carol Middleton , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 356 2013;

— Review of Floodline Kathryn Heyman , 2013 single work novel
Kathryn Heyman : Floodline. Robyne Young , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , December 2013;

— Review of Floodline Kathryn Heyman , 2013 single work novel
Well Read Patrick Allington , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 28 September vol. 28 September no. 2013; (p. 22)

— Review of Floodline Kathryn Heyman , 2013 single work novel
Interview : Kathryn Heyman Linda Morris , 2013 single work interview
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 August 2013; (p. 28-29) The Canberra Times , 24 August 2013; (p. 19)
Floodline Melanie Hearse , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 21 September (p. 21)
Home-grown : Skewering Spirituality Maureen Eppen , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Good Reading , September 2013; (p. 30-31)
' Author Kathryn Heyman tells Maureen Eppen about poking fun at mercenary religion, using literature to help us make decisions and loving her life as a writer.' (Publication abstract)
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.'
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