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About Justine: Justine Ettler is the author of four novels including the best-selling and award winning novel, The River Ophelia, (Picador, 1995, Ettler, 2017). With a BA in Mass Comm,. an MA in Writing, and a PhD in American Literature Justine divides her time between academia, journalism and novel writing. Born in Sydney, she has lived in London, Seattle, New York and Prague, and has a Diploma in Jazz. Justine's new novel Bohemia Beach has just been published by Transit Lounge and is available at bookstores nationwide. In 2019 Justine was awarded a writer's residency at the Nancy Keesing Studio Paris for her upcoming memoir. Justine is also available as a private writing tutor and mentor.
About Bohemia Beach:
Catherine Bell, a famous concert pianist, is struggling to hold on to her career in a competitive international arena that spans the classical music capitals of the world. After a disastrous show in Copenhagen, Cathy is about to attempt her first concert performance without alcohol in Prague when her marriage implodes, her terminally ill, Czech-born mother goes missing from her London hospital, and a much needed highly paid recording deal falls through. Cathy finds herself coping in the only way she knows how: grasping a glass of forbidden pre-performance champagne and flirting with Tomas, a stranger in a Prague nightclub. While her therapist Nelly advises her to abstain, Cathy’s relationship with drink and Tomas draws her deep into a whirlpool of events as mysterious, tense and seductive as Prague itself. Justine Ettler’s discipline in the writing is as controlled as Cathy is out of control – the novel brilliantly references classics such as Wuthering Heights – and as with Rachel in The Girl on a Train, the reader is drawn into the protagonist’s predicament with moving and palpable intensity. Bohemia Beach is an edge of your seat ride, a compelling story of addiction, passionate love and the power of art. It heralds the return of one of Australia’s most distinctive authors.
Buy:
Buy Bohemia Beach at:
https://www.amazon.com/Bohemia-Beach-Justine-Ettler-ebook/dp/B07CTBPLTQ
https://www.booktopia.com.au/bohemia-beach-justine-ettler/prod9781925760002.html?source=pla&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm6HaBRCbARIsAFDNK-ivAswd8zcUD3ikeDp-vbWo_hqU-3TvsWqVjB19lezinyI65wA5N_4aAuHhEALw_wcB
Buy The River Ophelia at:
https://www.books2read.com/u/4jwOqv
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_Ettler
https://www.facebook.com/thejustineettler/
Reviews:
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/wentworth-courier/the-river-ophelia-author-justine-ettler-is-back-with-new-book-bohemia-beach/news-story/3fb5a279e9d99b13fc447579245268b2
https://neighbourhoodpaper.com/culture/publish-and-be-damned-the-story-behind-the-river-ophelia-a-post-modern-novel-about-domestic-violence/
http://www.textjournal.com.au/april18/ettler_johinke.htm
https://overland.org.au/2018/01/rereading-the-river-ophelia-in-the-era-of-metoo/
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2018/05/31/bohemia-beach/15254424006183
“Woman in Trouble,” Jay Daniel Thompson, The Big Issue, 1-14 June 2018, no. 563, p. 34-5
http://bookloverbookreviews.com/2018/05/bohemia-beach-by-justine-ettler-author-post-book-giveaway.html
https://www.femail.com.au/bohemia-beach.htm
http://publishing.artshub.com.au/news-article/reviews/writing-and-publishing/erich-mayer/review-bohemia-beach-by-justine-ettler-255507
https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/current-issue/4820-open-page-with-justine-ettler
https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/current-issue/4860-fiona-wright-reviews-bohemia-beach-by-justine-ettler
https://psnews.com.au/2018/07/02/bohemia-beach/
http://www.compulsivereader.com/2018/07/05/a-conversation-with-justine-ettler/
book clubs:
http://avidreader.com.au/events/good-sex-award-bookclub-bohemia-beach