Something Blue
Published on 6. July 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-76115-089-0 (ISBN)
Description
'Set in Sydney's diverse Western suburbs, this tender coming-of-age story about love, loyalty and what home means also functions as a visceral love letter to the glorious, foliage-filled melting pot of its location... The author exposes various cultural stereotypes but then challenges and disrupts them, leaving us with a more nuanced view of the immigrant community she so evocatively describes. I rooted for Nicole and raced straight through to the end.' - Daily Mail UK
Twenty-six-year-old Nicole Najim is struggling to find herself after a painful breakup, just when she thought she was going to settle down.
Working a dead-end job in the family car dealership and at a loose end, she picks up her camera and returns to the melting pot of Sydney's West to rediscover her roots.
When she catches up with childhood friend, Danny, who makes his living in a shadowy underworld, their relationship intensifies just as the law starts to close in. Nicole must weigh her feelings against her deepest fears, all while chasing her own dreams and capturing the hidden truths around her.
Something Blue is a novel about loving home and leaving home, but never escaping your roots. Or your footy colours.
Twenty-six-year-old Nicole Najim is struggling to find herself after a painful breakup, just when she thought she was going to settle down.
Working a dead-end job in the family car dealership and at a loose end, she picks up her camera and returns to the melting pot of Sydney's West to rediscover her roots.
When she catches up with childhood friend, Danny, who makes his living in a shadowy underworld, their relationship intensifies just as the law starts to close in. Nicole must weigh her feelings against her deepest fears, all while chasing her own dreams and capturing the hidden truths around her.
Something Blue is a novel about loving home and leaving home, but never escaping your roots. Or your footy colours.
Reviews / Votes
'Set in Sydney's diverse Western suburbs, this tender coming-of-age story about love, loyalty and what home means also functions as a visceral love letter to the glorious, foliage-filled melting pot of its location... The author exposes various cultural stereotypes but then challenges and disrupts them, leaving us with a more nuanced view of the immigrant community she so evocatively describes. I rooted for Nicole and raced straight through to the end.' * Daily Mail UK *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Australia
Product notice
Flexible plastic/vinyl cover
Illustrations
Text only
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
464 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-76115-089-0 (9781761150890)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Alex Sarkis was born and raised in Sydney's West to Lebanese immigrant parents. In her early twenties she began writing stories of her own. Her main source of inspiration has always been the wild and wonderful landscape of her hometown, her family's heritage, and the pride she feels in being an Australian. Something Blue is her debut novel.