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The Laughing Clowns
A tale of finding love again by going home
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From William McInnes, THE LAUGHING CLOWNS is a novel that shows you can discover what is important in life just by going back home.
From William McInnes, THE LAUGHING CLOWNS is a novel that shows you can discover what is important in life just by going back home.
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When a developer asks Peter to assess a prime piece of Queensland real estate—the Pickersgill Peninsula Showgrounds—he jumps at the chance. It will give him time out from having to be with the family he loves. And it will take him back to his childhood home; to his parents, his twin sister, Pearl, and his brother, Gary, the TV weatherman.
Over these few days, he will come to realise that sometimes, when you go back to where you came from, you find out how much you actually have, and how much you could lose. He just has to make his mind up, and listen to the advice that's given by, of all people, the King of Hot Dogs.
But will he?
The Laughing Clowns by William McInnes is a story of homecoming and self-discovery, filled with humour and heartwarming moments that resonate with anyone who has ever faced the crossroads of past and present.
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The Laughing Clowns by William McInnes has been praised for its skilful narrative that combines insight, humour, and an understated storytelling style. Reviewers appreciate McInnes' flair for fiction, alongside his established talent for memoirs and non-fiction, as demonstrated in this compelling novel.
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ISBN: 9780733630279
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 July 2013
Country: Australia
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 199.0mm
Weight: 282g
Pages: 304
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About the Author
William McInnes is one of Australia's most popular writers, delighting readers with his memoirs A Man's Got to Have a Hobby and That'd Be Right, his novel Cricket Kings, and his insight into Australian life since the 1940s, The Making of Modern Australia. In 2011, with his wife Sarah Watt he co-wrote Worse Things Happen At Sea, their celebration of family life in words and pictures. In 2006, A Man's Got to Have a Hobby was selected as one of the Books Alive 50 Great Reads and William was named Australian Newcomer of the Year at the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs). In 2007, Cricket Kings was shortlisted in the Australian General Fiction Book of the Year category at the ABIAs. Worse Things Happen at Sea was named best non-fiction title in the ABIAs and the Indie Awards 2012.
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