Jamaica (novel)

Jamaica : A Novel
Author Malcolm Knox
Country Australia
Language English
Genre novel
Publisher Allen & Unwin, Australia
Publication date
2007
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 388
ISBN 9781741753400
Preceded by A Private Man
Followed by The Life

Jamaica : A Novel (2007) is a novel by Australian author Malcolm Knox. It won the Colin Roderick Award in 2007, and was shortlisted for the Fiction category of the 2008 Prime Minister's Literary Awards.

Plot summary

A group of 6 Australian friends - white, middle-aged males - combine to compete in a marathon relay swim in treacherous waters off Jamaica. But even before the race begins fractures appear in the relationships, with drug-taking, hidden secrets and personal crises coming to dominate.

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