Juneau

When Tim's father learns of his Alaskan ancestry, he brings his family on a cruise up the coast to land-locked Juneau -- unique for being accessible only by plane or boat, with no roads in or out of the city. There, while his wife and their children seek sushi and adventure, Tim and his father seek Thomas Chandler. Their journey brings them to a museum where they find a treasure trove snapshot of a time gone by, featuring letters, a once-acclaimed novel, and a subtle love perhaps obvious only to those in it but now more apparent.


“Somebody buy Australian writer Nick Earls a drink. Or better still, hand him another prize (although he already has a bunch), because he has written THE MOST PERFECT NOVELLA IN THE HISTORY OF THE FORMAT . . . Gotham is a literary gem of the highest grade" - North & South Magazine 


"This smart, precise, and beautiful novella reads like an emotional time bomb. Everything is quiet at first, then comes a slow build of tension, and then comes a strange ticking sound, and then — BOOM — suddenly your heart blows up. You can't write better than this. It's simply perfect.” - Elizabeth Gilbert (Big Magic, Eat Pray Love)