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One family. Nine momentous days. An unforgettable novel of love and folly and heartbreak.

It is 1939 and although Australia is about to go to war, it doesn't quite realise yet that the situation is serious.

Deep in the working-class Melbourne suburb of Richmond it is business-your own and everyone else's-as usual. And young Kip Westaway, failed scholar and stablehand, is living the most important day of his life.

Kip's momentous day is one of nine that will set the course for each member of the Westaway clan in the years that follow. Kip's mother, his brother Francis and, eventually, Kip's wife Annabel and their daughters and grandson- all find their own turning points, their triumphs and catastrophes, in days to come.

But at the heart of all their stories is Kip, and at the centre of Kip's fifteen-year-old heart is his adored sister Connie. They hold the threads that will weave a family.

In Nine Days Toni Jordan has harnessed all the spiky wit, compassion and lust for life that drew readers in droves to Addition and Fall Girl. Ambitious in scope and structure, triumphantly realised, this is a novel about one family and every family. It is about dreams and fights and sacrifices. And finally, of course, it is-as it must be-about love.

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One family. Nine momentous days. An unforgettable novel of love and folly and heartbreak.

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Toni Jordan is the author of four novels. The international bestseller Addition was a Richard and Judy Bookclub pick and was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Fall Girl was published internationally and has been optioned for film, and Nine Days was awarded Best Fiction at the 2012 Indie Awards, was shortlisted for the ABIA Best General Fiction award and was named in Kirkus Review's top 10 Historical Novels of 2013. Her latest novel is Our Tiny, Useless Hearts.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Text Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 20 November 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1922147699
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1922147691
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 280 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 2.2 x 19.6 cm

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Toni Jordan is the author of six novels including the international best-seller Addition, which was long-listed for the Miles Franklin award, Nine Days, which was awarded Best Fiction at the 2012 Indie Awards, and Our Tiny, Useless Hearts (2016), which was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award and for the Voss Literary Award. Toni holds a bachelor of science and a PhD in creative arts.

Her most recent novel is Dinner with the Schnabels (2022).

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"Loved this book, nowhere near long enough! Fabulous writing. Such expert discription. Brilliant scene setting. Captured the photo exactly...." Read more

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Abdullah
Nine Days by Toni Jordan, is one of my favourite books so far.
Reviewed in Australia on 27 July 2024
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Toni Jordan’s Nine Days is a beautifully crafted novel that spans decades, exploring the impact of a single day on multiple lives. The book’s structure, weaving together nine distinct yet interconnected stories, is a testament to Jordan’s skill in character development and narrative complexity.

The novel starts with a seemingly ordinary day in 1959 and unfolds through the perspectives of various characters affected by that day’s events. Jordan’s writing is both evocative and insightful, capturing the subtleties of human emotions and relationships. Each character’s voice is distinct, bringing depth to their personal experiences and connections.

Jordan excels in portraying the ripple effects of pivotal moments, revealing how a single day can shape destinies and alter lives in profound ways. Her prose is engaging, and her characters are vividly drawn, making the reader deeply invested in their stories.

Nine Days is a poignant and compelling read, showcasing Toni Jordan’s talent for storytelling and her keen understanding of the human experience. It’s a novel that resonates long after the final page is turned.

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Jools
A good look at Australian working class life in Melbourne 1939
Reviewed in Australia on 20 April 2015
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Nine Days by Toni Jordan

It is 1939 in Richmond, a working class suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
Men and boys are enlisting to go to war and the general mood is restlessness in this neighborhood where everybody knows each others' business and a certain class distinction is tacitly determined by how far up the hill of this street you happen live.

The story follows the lives of one family, the Westaways, and the lives of a few people close to them who's own lives are in some way touched by knowing them.
The Westaway's live halfway up the hill and so, consider themselves marginally better off than those at the bottom of the hill, yet aspire to a life further up.

Times are hard and we are drawn into the persona of each individual member of this family, as they narrate their current circumstances and how they are personally affected by their own place in the scheme of things.
As time goes by we start to see the broader picture and the possible consequences of even the smallest of previously made decisions or actions. How the seemingly insignificant gesture of giving a young boy a coin can make such an imprint as to last across time and, in some way, touch so many.

We are given a microscopic look into the lives of these people and their interactions with each other over time, so that it is easy to note just how complicated life can be, and how one really small and seemingly insignificant action now, can have unimagined ramifications...not always immediately, but sometimes even generations later.

This is a very thought provoking and clever novel that shows how we interact naturally with each other on a day to day basis, not giving a thought to possible consequences or the flow on effects of even the smallest gestures.
It is by no means a critical or judgmental look, but rather a glimpse into the complexities of every day life, and how our actions/activities, regardless of intent, can and do affect things as a whole...in the greater scheme of things.
It is about cause and effect.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the way it gave me pause to think about things, and the effects of all the little things we do or don't do.
It made me think on just how much is outside of our control, and how life will follow its [preordained?] course...one way or another. Its impacts determined by the parts we play, and how we play them...or not, consciously or otherwise.
Definitely food for thought.

There are a lot of characters to get to know pretty quickly, and sometimes I got confused with who is who until I familiarized myself with them all. The main thing is to remember all of the Westaway family members and the rest will make sense.
There are the parents, Ma and Dad, then Connie the eldest daughter, and Francis and Kip are the younger twin sons. Then there is Mrs. Keith their boarder.

This is my first experience with Toni Jordan's writing but I will definitely seek out more from this author.

Recommended reading 4*s

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Reviewed in Australia on 28 April 2024
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Loved this book, nowhere near long enough! Fabulous writing. Such expert discription. Brilliant scene setting. Captured the photo exactly. But what happened next?
Highly recommended.

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Met expectations
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Karen Merriel
A joy to read
Reviewed in Australia on 13 December 2018
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Toni Jordan captures the thoughts, dreams and fears of the characters so beautifully. Just as in our own lives, we all see life through our own lense. I loved the relationships between the characters and how the story drew together based on that gorgeous photo.

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Confusing.
Reviewed in Australia on 12 May 2020
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I think this is probably a very good book but I found that keeping track of who was who and what time frame they were living in was just too confusing.

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Kjane
A story of humanity and life in suburban Melbourne
Reviewed in Australia on 4 January 2025
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This is a book set in Richmond, Melbourne. It is told across multiple time lines from 1939 to more present day. Each chapter is told from the perspective of a different person, and as the story is told, tragedy and grief are further exposed.
In the 1930's Jean is left a widow when her drunken husband falls off a tram and hits his head. She is left with three children, Connie, who has to quit art school to find work, and twins Kip and Frank. Life is hard with no government support and a war breaking out.
Fast forward and you have twin sisters, the granddaughters of Jean, Stanzi (short for Constance) and Charlotte, each battling their own demons. Like their father and his brother, they are very different personalities and struggle to find common ground.
The story is one of an era, in a poor suburb of Melbourne (hard to believe now) but one that is full of humanity and life.

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Beautiful!
Reviewed in Australia on 22 January 2023
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A moving story cleverly written spanning over decades. Loved the setting and characters. I wasn’t ready for it to end. Toni Jordan is a true artist when it comes to storytelling.

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When's number four due out? Can. Not. Wait.
Reviewed in the United States on 8 September 2012
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Toni Jordan's first novel, Addition, was an absolute delight. Her second, Fall Girl, didn't impress me as much but this novel, Nine Days, is simply an outstanding achievement. It comprises nine chapters, each told from the point-of-view of a member of four generations of the Westaway family, or someone at least very closely connected to them. It starts with Kip, just prior to the commencement of the second world war, skips to and fro to encompass a day on the life of his daughters, his grandson, his mother, neighbour, brother, etc ending finally, and unforgettably, with Connie, his sister. Each chapter is integral to another not just in terms of character but also as a result of isolated, seemingly random developments that connect, and impact upon, one life after another. As life does. My goodness this is good. This is very, very good. And all of this brilliant story-telling was inspired by a war-time photograph of a young soldier and his sweetheart stealing one last kiss as the troop train takes him off to an unknown fate. Each chapter is so compelling, so fizzing with emotion and event and momentum that you never want it to end because you simply don't want to leave that character...just...yet. But before long you are once again completely immersed in the next chapter, the next character, who takes you off on an equally irresistible journey that again seems to end leaving you wanting more. I couldn't put this book down and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Toni Jordan is a funny, funny woman and a truly talented writer. You will laugh and cry with this novel, and you will be very glad you read it. My only quibble is it was too short!! I could have read double the word-length and still yearned for more. Congratulations, Toni Jordan. This is quite an achievement.

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Chris
this is a great book for book club discussion
Reviewed in the United States on 18 July 2014
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Thought provoking, , the characters are well described and very believable , this is a great book for book club discussion, what at first seems to be a very simple little tale is full of interesting topics for discussion , I enjoyed the way the book was written too

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It'll be alright in the long run
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2014
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Nine Days is an ambitious book - nine narrators, nine points in time. We follow the story of the Westaway family as they face up to the impending Second World War; we see their friends, neighbours. We see their futures and we discover their pasts.

Structurally, the novel is a work of genius, flitting backwards and forwards between the 1930s up to the present day with various stops in between. Subsequent stories reveal details that cast new light on previous stories; the characters reappear at different points of their lives and we see them both as they see themselves and as they are seen by others.

On the other hand, as a reading experience it does threaten to become confusing. The reader has to hold a vast array of characters and relationships in the mind at once, remembering what they did and what they are destined to do. At one point, I confess I felt like writing down a chart showing how everyone inter-related. Perhaps it's good that I cared enough to consider this, but it's not so good that I thought it might be necessary. The nine voices all represent different people, but the voices are not always sufficiently distinct. Sometimes, for example, youth might be conveyed through poor spelling or malapropisms, but it doesn't quite make for a distinct character.

However, any shortcomings in voice development are overcome by Toni Jordan's remarkable ability to carry a story. She is able to construct genuine moments of pain and heartbreak, joy and hope from the flimsiest of fragments. The end result is really quite overwhelming. There is poignancy as we see how times change - people now have a range of choices that were not available to their forebears in similar situations some years before. This gives the reader some sense of "what if?".

Bygone Melbourne also makes a bit of a star turn. We visit Richmond first when it was a stinking slum and then revisit it as it has become a mini Saigon interspersed with wealthy young professionals. We see less change in Hawthorn, always middle class but never quite up there with Toorak. There are trams and boats and trains. Pubs and shops. All these things, and small artefacts, and people and memories making links between different ages.

Nine Days is very well worth reading and marks the latest progress of a versatile writer who has avoided being pigeon-holed by her previous works.

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What a great book. Fantastic story line & a really unusual look at life at home for families during the lead up to war.

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When's number four due out? Can. Not. Wait.

this is a great book for book club discussion

It'll be alright in the long run

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