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Marooned

A Memoir of Fandom, Fatherhood, and the Far Side of the World
  • ISBN-13: 9781923105522
  • Publisher: HAWKEYE BOOKS
    Imprint: HAWKEYE BOOKS
  • By Darren Groth
  • Price: AUD $34.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: Book will be despatched upon release.
  • Local release date: 01/05/2026
  • Format: Paperback (228.00mm X 152.00mm) 282 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Memoirs [BM]
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We all have an Origin story.

On June 8, 2022, in a Vancouver townhouse, Darren Groth gathers with his family to watch State of Origin – uncertain of the result, unsure when theyll meet again, and fearing this may be the last Maroons game with his ailing father.

Marooned is a moving, funny, and deeply heartfelt memoir of fathers and sons, love of team, and love of state. Spanning five decades of Queensland rugby league devotion – from dusty backyards in Hughenden to frosty mornings in Canada – its a story about belonging, resilience, and the ties that bind us across distance, hardship, and time.

Darren Groth is the author of nine novels including Kindling, Are You Seeing Me?, Exchange of Heart and his most recent North American work, Boy in the Blue Hammock. He is an Adelaide Festival Award for Literature winner, a two-time finalist in the Queensland Literary Awards, and a past nominee for numerous other prestigious prizes, among them the CBCA Book of the Year, the Prime Ministers Literary Awards, The Text Prize, and the Governor Generals Literary Awards in Canada. He has written for newspapers, magazines and literary journals including The Courier-Mail, The Sun-Herald, Mamamia, The Lifted Brow and Syntax. He will always believe Queensland was robbed by Mark McGaw’s match-winning try in Game 1 of the 1987 State of Origin series. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.

* Acclaimed Queensland author of seven novels, nominated for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, the Governor General’s Literary Awards (Canada), and twice a finalist in the Queensland Literary Awards. * A perfect gift for fathers and sons. Publicity: * Author has hired acclaimed Publicist, Brendan Fredericks, who is rolling out a national media campaign. * Branded merchandise is being packed with the book for 80 senior Australian media personnel. * Author touring podcasts, libraries, bookstores and festivals before and after release. * Hawkeye’s publicity team: socials (Tiktok, Instagram, Facebook), paid advertising, reviewers, national media release. * Book trailer on youtube.

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