Dimensions
111 x 182 x 15mm
Set during a pre-Christmas heatwave in Sydney's outer suburbs, 'Jumbo' explores the fragile world of Lisa Brand, a school-leaver unable to find work. Her inability to communicate with Verity Unicombe, a teacher haunted by bad memories, further fuels Lisa's despair.
Driven to the edge of insanity by a society indifferent to her existence, 'Jumbo' kidnaps three young children for a final, macabre Christmas celebration. As her grip on reality slips, the children's lives become horribly endangered.
With suspense, horror, clarity and fluency, 'Jumbo' has a moral vision which goes beyond being merely a thriller.
