Nine Days

Toni Jordan

May 2019 · Bolinda · Narrated by Caroline Lee and Tim Potter

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It is 1939 and although Australia is about to go to war, it doesn’t quite realise yet that the situation is serious. Deep in the working-class Melbourne suburb of Richmond it is business – your own and everyone else’s – as usual. And young Kip Westaway, failed scholar and stablehand, is living the most important day of his life. Kip’s momentous day is one of nine that will set the course for each member of the Westaway clan in the years that follow. Kip’s mother, his brother Francis and, eventually, Kip’s wife Annabel and their daughters and grandson: all find their own turning points, their triumphs and catastrophes, in days to come. But at the heart of all their stories is Kip, and at the centre of Kip’s 15-year-old heart is his adored sister Connie. They hold the threads that will weave a family. In Nine Days Toni Jordan has harnessed all the spiky wit, compassion and lust for life that drew readers in droves to Addition and Fall Girl. Ambitious in scope and structure, triumphantly realised, this is a novel about one family and every family. It is about dreams and fights and sacrifices. And finally, of course, it is – as it must be – about love.

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About the author

Toni Jordan was born in Brisbane. She has worked as a sales assistant, molecular biologist, quality control chemist and marketing manager. Toni's articles have appeared in the Sunday Age, the Sun-Herald and the Monthly, and she also teaches creative writing. Toni lives in Melbourne with her husband Rob.

Caroline Lee is a gifted actor and audiobook narrator who has worked extensively in theatre, film and television. Caroline has narrated a large number of bestselling titles, including Apples Never Fall, Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty. On stage, she has performed for various theatre companies including the Melbourne Theatre Company and recently appeared in The Newsreader on the ABC. She has received three Green Room Awards for Best Actress, and four AudioFile Earphones Awards, including Best Audiobook of the Year 2016 for Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty.

Tim Potter is an Australian actor, screenwriter and commercial director. Some of his most recent television and film credits include Wentworth, Upper Middle Bogan, Utopia, Newton’s Law, The Doctor Blake Mysteries and Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge. Tim has also written and co-produced a number of award-winning short films, including the Tropfest-winning film, Lemonade Stand.

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