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    Crimes of Billy Fish
    Crimes of Billy Fish
    Crimes of Billy Fish
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    Crimes of Billy Fish

    By Sarah Hopkins

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    After serving three years for a violent robbery, Billy Fish is granted parole and walks out the prison gates. His pattern has been a simple one of drugs, crime and custody. Billy's sister Rose has taken a different path. Her life is filled with work and caring for her infant son, a structured existence that has become a buffer between Rose and the outside world. Both Billy and Rose are fighting against their past in very different ways. then one rainy morning, Rose's son is killed in an accident. the lives of Billy and Rose begin to unravel, testing the strength of their sibling love and forcing them to face the reality of their terrifying past.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers Australia
    Release dateMay 1, 2011
    ISBN9780730498858
    Crimes of Billy Fish
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    Sarah Hopkins

    Sarah Hopkins works as a solicitor for the Aboriginal Legal Service and has always worked in legal advocacy roles. She is married with two children. This is her first published novel.

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      Billy Fish gets out of jail and has some difficult decisions to make about his life. Not usually my kind of book but I really enjoyed it.

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