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Kate with her brother
Michael — both with their
first books published in
the same month!

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Better a beaut bloke than a great guy
Weekend Australian, January 12-13, 2008

"It was the good news every first-time Australian author hopes for: an American publisher eager to buy the US rights to my novel, Listen. I probably should have expected what followed..."
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Reviews

Sue Bond
Courier Mail, September 9, 2006
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Reverting to type
Marina Cornish
Australian Book Review, November 2006
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Mother and child reunion
Frances Atkinson
The Age, August 26, 2006
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Rosemarie's babies
Katherine England
Adelaide Advertiser, September 9, 2006
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Review by Michael McGirr
Sydney Morning Herald, December 16, 2006
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Some wounds never heal
Lucy Clark
Sunday Telegraph, August 27, 2006
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Vogue Australia, September, 2006
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Bookseller + Publisher, September 2006
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Herald Sun, October 14 2006
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Daily Telegraph, October 21 2006
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Interviews

Loving a lost mind
Loretta Hall
Herald Sun, November 4, 2006
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New beginnings
Carol George
Australian Women's Weekly, September 2006
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When lies can bind
Christopher Bantick
Adelaide Advertiser, September 16, 2006
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Foreword - Good Times, Bad Times
Anne Lim
Weekend Australian, September 16, 2006
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A reality through fiction
Robyn Doreian
Sun Herald, September 3, 2006
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When words never fail
Karen Hardy
Canberra Times, September 2, 2006
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Family matters
Deborah Crabtree
Bookseller + Publisher, September 2006
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Life Matters
ABC National Radio
Radio Interview with Richard Aedy
August 28, 2006

Scribbling siblings maintain family tradition
Frances Atkinson
The Age, July 29, 2006
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Articles

Better a beaut bloke than a great guy
Kate Veitch
Weekend Australian, January 12-13, 2008
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A goss fest? Please! I'm a serious writer
A Diary by Kate Veitch
Sunday Age, September 3, 2006
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The reviewers say:


'A compelling drama with a lot of heart and humanity, impossible to put down' Australian Women's Weekly

'An original and highly absorbing debut novel' Sunday Herald Sun

'A vivid dissection of a fractured family. Veitch has created an enthralling tale of the private sphere that is all the more effective for its consciously minimalist style' Australian Book Review

'A powerful read . . . Veitch writes with sharp insight into the dynamics of families and the clusters of vulnerabilities, longing and tenderness which define them' Christopher Bantick, Adelaide Advertiser

'A truthful quality . . . that will engross the reader until the final page' Australian Bookseller & Publisher

'Kate Veitch's first novel is exceptionally good. She writes smoothly, cleanly and with care and feeling for her characters. I winced when things went wrong for them, cheered when life was bountiful, and worried how they were going to cope with their problems. Veitch writes as if she listens carefully and observes closely' Courier Mail

'A self-assured, moving, hopeful story about the frailties of one – all – families, and the capacity to rage and to forgive' Frances Atkinson, The Age

'A page-turning, up-beat family story written with clarity and grace' Katherine England, Adelaide Advertiser