- Title:
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We Were Not Men
- Written by:
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Campbell Mattinson
- Read by:
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Laurence Boxhall
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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9
- Duration:
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10 hours 44 minutes
- Published:
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November 01 2021
- Available Date:
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November 01 2021
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781460741559
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Contemporary Fiction; General Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/HarperCollins audio
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Format
Price
Bolinda price
Award winning author
Australian author
Shortlisted Indie Book Awards / Debut Fiction 2022
An unforgettable story about the difference between getting older and growing up, from an astonishing new and original voice, pulsing with grief, hope and love.
This is a story about love.
Love for nine-year-old twins Jon and Eden Hardacre is simple. Their mum, the creek that they swim in, each other – this is the love that they trust, love as clear and pure as sunlight, as honey, as water. But then there's a terrible accident. And in its wake, they develop a desperation – a yearning – to outgrow tragedy. They get older, compete with each other, fall in love with the same girl and begin to realise that their lives – and who they love – demand something more. Something deeper. Richer.
Heart-hammeringly original, intense and deeply moving, We Were Not Men is a powerhouse story about all the various faces that love shows us and how sometimes, distracted by life, ambition or attraction, we take it for granted until it's too late – or almost too late. An unforgettable story about the difference between getting older and growing up, from an astonishing new and original voice, pulsing with grief, hope and love.
It is a revelation.
'A gut-punching, soul-restoring exploration of brotherhood and human bonds that bend but do not break. You'll dive in at the deep end and you won't want to stop swimming in Campbell Mattinson's words.'
Trent Dalton, bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe
'Mattinson charts the rough terrain of grief with a tender, huge-hearted story of rivalry and love.'
Mark Brandi, author of Into the River