Gillian is crippled by a tragic accident but dreams of swimming across oceans. Jacob longs for his older brother’s life. And Frankie is in love with the new deckhand on her father’s boat.

A novel about what it means to be young, and want everything for the first time.

These are characters who do not know themselves. Yet, as their desires intertwine over the course of one lazy summer, through their innocence, we come to understand what it means to be young, and want everything for the first time.

Jessica Au lives and writes in Melbourne. She is a former law student and ex-Deputy Editor of Meanjin Quarterly. Occasionally, you can find her selling books at Readings. Cargo is her first novel.

Photo: Nicholas Purcell

For writing and general whathaveyous, feel free to drop me a line at ja@jessicaau.com. For rights/publicity etc, please look to the other corner…

Agent / Rights

Clare Forster, Curtis Brown claref@curtisbrown.com.au www.curtisbrown.com.au

Publicity

Caitlin Neville, Picador Caitlin.Neville@macmillan.com.au www.panmacmillan.com.au