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Lola in the Mirror

By: Trent Dalton
Narrated by: Victoria Graves
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Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from international bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe and All Our Shimmering Skies, Trent Dalton.

WINNER 2024 ABIA BOOK LITERARY FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR

SHORTLISTED FOR 2023 DYMOCKS BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2024 INDIE BOOK AWARDS, 2024 BOOKPEOPLE FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR and 2024 AUSTRALIAN BOOK DESIGN AWARDS BEST DESIGNED COMMERCIAL FICTION COVER

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 MARGARET AND COLIN RODERICK LITERARY AWARD


'Unpredictable, fantastic ... It takes a charged narrative, like Dickens achieves, and as Dalton does too, to reach the heart and the brain - writing that is able to carry both stories, the individual and the political/personal ... To tell you more would spoil this complicated and surprising story. You should read it.' Sydney Morning Herald

'Mirror, mirror, on the grass, what's my future? What's my past?'

A girl and her mother have been on the run for sixteen years, from police and the monster they left in their kitchen with a knife in his throat. They've found themselves a home inside a van with four flat tyres parked in a scrapyard by the edge of the Brisbane River.

The girl has no name because names are dangerous when you're on the run. But the girl has a dream. A vision of a life as an artist of international acclaim. A life outside the grip of the Brisbane underworld drug queen 'Lady' Flora Box. A life of love with the boy who's waiting for her on the bridge that stretches across a flooding, deadly river. A life beyond the bullet that has her name on it. And now that the storm clouds are rising, there's only one person who can help make her dreams come true. That person is Lola and she carries all the answers. But to find Lola, the girl with no name must first do one of the hardest things we can ever do. She must look in the mirror.

From international bestselling author Trent Dalton, Lola in the Mirror is a big, moving, blackly funny, violent, heartbreaking and beautiful novel of love, fate, life and death and all the things we see when we look in the mirror: all our past, all our present, and all our possible futures.

'Trent Dalton's third novel reminds me of the 1980s advertising slogan for the author's home state of Queensland: Beautiful one day, perfect the next ... Lola in the Mirror is a bold, big-hearted, hopeful, humorous, dark, reflective, truthful, superbly written novel that confirms Dalton's place in all the shimmering skies (to borrow the title of his second novel) of Australian literature. He is not a rising star but a star full stop.' The Australian

'Wonderful ... An original, heart-thumping novel ... you are right there with the protagonists, feeling and believing every word and every raindrop. It is the type of novel you read filled with pure hope and sorrow for the characters. You want to believe that everything is going to work out just fine, and that there will be dancing, and art, and delight. You won't know until the end, and by that time you, too, are running through the streets, turning the pages, and trusting that love wins.' Readings

'Dalton holds a mirror up to the darkest corners of this Australian life and reveals every bit of beauty, magic and calamity it has to offer.' Booktopia

©2023 Trent Dalton (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers
Coming of Age Crime Fiction Family Life Genre Fiction Fiction Heartfelt Crime Mystery
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Amazing. Still listening. Chapter’s are out of order, chapter 20 needs to come after 22.

Perfect

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The narrator didn’t pronounce some place names and other words correctly. It was strange to a person who lives in Brisbane to hear this. One would think the author would check this before approving the audio?

The setting is great for people who can relate to Queensland

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I love this authors style and language. He made me laugh out loud and shed some tears. This is a cleverly written story and I enjoyed how everything ties in. Narration was excellent.

This is a great story

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Bloody brilliant, His best yet. Very well read.
Will be buying it hard cover.

one of the best books I've ever read

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Great story but some lines really made me cringe. The ‘mirror mirror on the grass’ lines for example and other cliches like ‘ride like the wind’. The narrator mispronounces several words, which is a shame because otherwise her performance is flawless and her voice is beautiful. There is a major plot hole involving a terrible crime the police seem to do nothing about but still a really good story and I would recommend.

Entertaining story with a few issues

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This was a truly extraordinary & beautiful story, masterfully composed & vividly narrated. Thank you Trent & all!

Truly stunning!

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This stunningly written book, might be Trent’s best gift to us yet. Heart reaching but absolutely beautiful.

Colourful

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I loved this book! Beautifully written and so insightful and empathic. I became completely invested in the main character

Brilliant book

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Beautifully written as only Trent Dalton can create, this tale of the highs and lows of The Artist on the street and the people cleverly woven into her world is one that will stay with me for a long time. The optimism, positivity, bravado & grit when faced with adversity is a lesson for us all. Only negative is unlike the book, the illustrations were not available. Would have been great as a separate pdf. Great narration by Victoria Graves. Her voice was perfect for The Artist. Great job Team Dalton. Just fabulous!

The Artist…my new favourite character

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An easy listen to the amazing work of Trent Dalton. Loved hearing all the Brisbane locations. Don’t forget to look up the illustrations on Google :)

So clever

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