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The Fragments

By: Toni Jordan
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
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 Inga Karlson died in a fire in New York in the 1930s, leaving behind three things: a phenomenally successful first novel, the scorched fragments of a second book – and a literary mystery that has captivated generations of readers. Nearly 50 years later, Brisbane bookseller Caddie Walker is waiting in line to see a Karlson exhibition featuring the famous fragments when she meets a charismatic older woman. The woman quotes a phrase from the Karlson fragments that Caddie knows does not exist – and yet to Caddie, who knows Inga Karlson’s work like she knows her name, it feels genuine. Caddie is electrified. Jolted from her sleepy, no-worries life in torpid 1980s Brisbane she is driven to investigate: to find the clues that will unlock the greatest literary mystery of the 20th century.©2018 Toni Jordan (P)2019 Bolinda Publishing Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction

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‘It’s a treat to step back into 1980s-era Australia with [Jordan].’ (Books+Publishing)
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I enjoyed this book so much I only listened to it in small juicy dollops so it would last longer.

Both worlds - the tough times of USA in the 30s, and pre-internet Brisbane seemed alive and real.

Such a pleasure to read something that doesn’t over explain but assumes the reader has the intelligence to put two and two (or some fragments!) together.

A rare find... kept me engaged throughout

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