The Good Daughter

Author: Honey Brown

Longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2011, and shortlisted for the 2011 Barbara Jefferis Award

'With her first novel, Red Queen, Brown arrived on the Australian literary scene as a force to be reckoned with; reading her second, it's easy to see why. There's something shatteringly archetypal about The Good Daughter, as though Brown has somehow hit an artery in the soul.' Pick of the Week, Sydney Morning Herald

Rebecca Toyer and Zach Kincaid each live on the outskirts of town, but come from very different sides of the tracks. When Zach's wealthy mother goes missing, Rebecca – the truckie's daughter – is implicated in her disappearance. 

In the weeks that follow, Rebecca and Zach are drawn into a treacherous, adult world. Eager to please, Rebecca finds herself in danger of living up to the schoolyard taunts she so hates, while Zach channels his feelings through the sights of his gun.

In the fading summer light, grudges are nursed and tempers fray, and as old lies unravel it seems nobody can be relied on. But beyond the fallout, the hard lessons in love and betrayal have not been wasted. Rebecca and Zach realise that judgements can be flawed – and that trust is better earnt than given.

Original, unsettling and compelling, The Good Daughter is the much-anticipated second novel from Honey Brown.

PRAISE FOR HONEY BROWN'S PRIZE-WINNING DEBUT, RED QUEEN:

'Riveting, atmospheric and tautly written, Red Queen is a remarkable debut.' Michael Robotham

'These characters are superbly drawn and Brown's manipulation of her stylish, erotic, unusual cinematic story firmly places this novel into the welcome league of must-reads.' Courier-Mail

'HM Brown's Red Queen is a cracker.' Vogue

Also by Honey Brown

Book Cover:  After the Darkness
By Honey Brown
Thrilling, stylish and strikingly atmospheric, After the Darkness is an extraordinary psychological suspense from the award winning author of Red Queen and The Good Daughter, Honey Brown.
Thrilling, stylish and strikingly atmospheric, After the Darkness is an extraordinary psychological suspense from the award winning author of Red Queen and The Good Daughter, Honey Brown.
Published: 22/08/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143568353
RRP: $19.99
Book Cover:  After the Darkness
Thrilling, stylish and strikingly atmospheric, After the Darkness is an extraordinary psychological suspense from the award winning author of Red Queen and The Good Daughter, Honey Brown.
Thrilling, stylish and strikingly atmospheric, After the Darkness is an extraordinary psychological suspense from the award winning author of Red Queen and The Good Daughter, Honey Brown.
Published: 25/01/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780670075973
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  After the Darkness
How far you would go to save yourself? A gripping psychological suspense from the award winning author of Red Queen and The Good Daughter, Honey Brown.
How far you would go to save yourself? A gripping psychological suspense from the award winning author of Red Queen and The Good Daughter, Honey Brown.
Published: 25/01/2012
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742534510
Book Cover:  Red Queen
'Two brothers, one woman and a virus make Red Queen, an Australian apocalyptic novel, a compelling read.' Sunday Tasmanian
'Two brothers, one woman and a virus make Red Queen, an Australian apocalyptic novel, a compelling read.' Sunday Tasmanian
Published: 28/03/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143203155
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover: The Good Daughter
Published: 28/06/2010
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742530802
Book Cover:  Red Queen
Published: 31/08/2009
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742286549
Published:28/06/2010
Format:Paperback, 304 pages
RRP:$32.95
ISBN-13:9780670074433
ISBN-10:0670074438
Origin:Australia
Publisher:Penguin Aus.
Imprint:Viking

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25 May 2012
Australian Society of Authors 2012 Barbara Jefferis Award - winner

All That I Am by Anna Funder has won the Barbara Jefferis Award.

The award is offered annually for “the best novel written by an Australian author that depicts women and girls in a positive way or otherwise empowers the status of women and girls in society”.

Anna beat fellow Miles Franklin contenders Foal's Bread and Cold Light.

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