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<B>A haunting journey through family secrets, racial identity, and the search for belonging in Australia.</B><P>Stephen Bolin's deathbed wish is ignored, setting his corpse on a supernatural journey back to his birthplace in Far North Queensland. What compels him, and what awaits him there?</P><P>As a jiangshi, Stephen revisits his family's turbulent past: his Chinese great-grandfather's life on the goldfields, his Scottish grandparents' migration, and his own coming-of-age. This original and satirical novel explores four generations reckoning with identity. Will Stephen find peace, or will his family's secrets consume him?</P><ul><li>Perfect for readers of Australian literary fiction and family sagas</li><li>Explores themes of race, sexuality, and cultural heritage</li><li>Shortlisted for the 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award, the 2026 MUD Literary Award, and winner of the 2023 Queensland Literary Awards unpublished manuscript prize</li></ul>

Steve MinOn was an internationally awarded advertising copywriter before becoming a writer of fiction and children's picture books. Born in North Queensland, he now lives in Magandjin/Brisbane. Steve's debut novel, First Name Second Name (UQP 2025), was shortlisted for the 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award and the 2026 MUD Literary Award and won the unpublished manuscript award at the 2023 Queensland Literary Awards. It was also nominated for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award. His children's picture book, Make Them Say Poo (Affirm 2026) was published under his pen name, Stephen and was illustrated by Rudi de Wet. He has written often about outsiders and his family's mixed-race ancestral history and his articles and stories have been published in SBS Voices and various newspapers, journals and anthologies.