Robyn Dennison Robyn Dennison i(6950600 works by)
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1 y separately published work icon Blind Spot Robyn Dennison , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2023 26032362 2023 single work novel young adult

'Dale is grappling with guilt and intense regret after stumbling in on what looked to be a rape in a bedroom at a party. In his drunken confusion, he froze-and then bolted. Why didn't he do anything? Why didn't he tell someone? He can't stop thinking about what happened. He wants to make things right-but he doesn't know how.

'There's no way he can talk to his dad. His mum walked out four months ago. And his best friend, Kieran, wouldn't understand. Dale's not even sure Kieran would see a problem with what happened. Kieran is so casual about sex. And drugs. And life in general. The opposite of Dale.

'Then Max arrives, Dale's cousin. She's older, smart, cool-with her own perspective on Dale's problem. But she's also suffering from an eating disorder, and Dale once again is powerless to help.

'Meanwhile, Dale meets Brent- he's a year older, and hot. And they hook up. It's intense and intimate and seems destined to become the perfect relationship. And Dale holds on tight-too tight.

'Blind Spot is a nuanced and insightful exploration of the responsibility that comes with being a witness, the culpability of inaction and the complex nature of friendship-from an exciting new voice in Australian YA literature.' (Publication summary)

1 The Job Robyn Dennison , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 213 2013; (p. 47-52)
1 Ketchup Robyn Dennison , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: Voiceworks , Spring no. 90 2012; (p. 58-60)

'Every day, wiping down the glass ketchup bottles, I notice the hardened crescents of sauce that form in the grooves of the screwtops. With a damp cloth, I wipe around the neck of the bottle and watch the crusts fall. Can't help but imagine them in my mouth...' (Publication abstract)

 

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