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'Brilliantly captures the innocence of childhood and the devastating consequences when that innocence is shattered’ Claire Fuller
'I was haunted by the voice and landscape of The Choke and have been recommending it all summer' Sarah Moss
Justine Lee was born breech, entering the world on her knees. She reads words the wrong way round. But she sees things more clearly than the adults around her think.
Raised by her Pop since her parents left, Justine helps feed the chooks and makes dens down by the narrow stretch of the Murray River they call the Choke, dodging the violent games of her half-brothers.
When Justine hears her dad’s coming home at Christmas, she feels a mixture of excitement and dread. He's a dangerous man, and his presence will close in on Justine’s young life, like the riverbanks at the Choke. She must find a way to flow onwards, breaking the cycle of violence and poverty through friendship, resilience and her own strength.
Winner of the 2018 Australian Indie Fiction Award
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Your book in your own words: My book, set in the early 1970s, is about a 10-year-old girl called Justine who is growing up in a rural town in Victoria, close to the Murray River. Justine, abandoned by her mother when she was a toddler, lives with her Pop, a man damaged by his experiences on the Burma Railway. Justine’s father comes and goes, an unsettling and dangerous presence in Justine’s life.
Justine must find ways to survive so much male aggression – she must seek out friendship, beauty, hope and purpose, against all odds. The Choke is, ultimately, a story of the indomitable nature of the human spirit.
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Justine must find ways to survive so much male aggression – she must seek out friendship, beauty, hope and purpose, against all odds. The Choke is, ultimately, a story of the indomitable nature of the human spirit.
Sofie Laguna’s second novel for adults, The Eye of the Sheep―shortlisted for the Stella Prize―won the 2015 Miles Franklin Literary Award and was longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Her first novel for adults, One Foot Wrong, published throughout Europe, the US and the UK, was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award. Sofie’s many books for young people have been published in the US, the UK and in translation throughout Europe and Asia. She has been shortlisted for the Queensland Premier’s Award, and her books have been named Honour Books and Notable Books by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Sofie lives in Melbourne with her husband, illustrator Marc McBride, and their two sons.
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