The Outside by Jeremy Goring

The Outside by Jeremy GoringLarry Blair shot to fame at barely 20 years of age when he became a double winner of Hawaii's Pipeline Masters the biggest and most dangerous prize in surfing. He became a household name, appearing in soapies, on milk cartons and in TV ads for Levi's and Coke. But Larry was harbouring the deadliest of family secrets. His father, Frank 'Baldy' Blair, was a notorious criminal in the 1960s and 70s, when Sydney was a lawless city run by corrupt cops,

the pages flying past as if by wizardry

for good and ill

immorality

law and the creative arts

At the Foot of the Cherry Tree is a sweeping and moving novel about faith

} A verse novel that centres around the impact of colonisation in mid-north South Australia around 1880

encountering all sorts of peculiar grown-ups along the way

the worst thing you can call someone is 'stupid'

The blessing and the curse

Innovative

not only because of their beauty but also their reliability

Longlisted