{"product_id":"state-highway-one-by-sam-coley","title":"State Highway One by Sam Coley","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stunning debut novel about what it means to come home, from the winner of the 2017 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A journey filled with beautifully flawed characters and a landscape that truly got under my skin' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelina Marchetta, bestselling author of LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI and A PLACE IN DALHOUSIE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wry, tense and moving examination of an inescapable reckoning with home and family.' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'it has the makings of a contemporary classic'-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eR.W.R. McDonald, author of THE NANCYS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is what I want to do. I want to go home. I want you to come with me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I want to go from here . . .'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinger on Cape Reinga.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'. . . to here.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinger at the bottom of Stewart Island, right at the bottom of the map.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's been years since Alex was in New Zealand, and years since he spent any one-on-one time with his twin sister, Amy. When they lose their parents in a shock accident it seems like the perfect time to reconnect as siblings. To reconnect with this country they call 'home'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs they journey the length of State Highway One, they will scratch at wounds that have never healed - and Alex will be forced to reckon with what coming home really means.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eState Highway One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a wild ride from one end of NZ to another and inside a grieving and troubled mind. Be careful when you pick it up, because you won't put it down until you finish.' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon Doust, author of BOY ON A WIRE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Terrifically drawn characters, a narrative that is both entertaining and increasingly tense, all sparkling with a gorgeous sense of humour.' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNigel Featherstone, author of BODIES OF MEN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eBook Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePublished: 25\/08\/2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eGenre: Fiction, Greif, Family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePages: 377\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eDimensions: 234 x 154mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sam Coley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52255908036918,"sku":"9781869714260","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/files\/Book-2025-06-23T114925.271.jpg?v=1750643389","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/state-highway-one-by-sam-coley","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}