Solstice is a novel in verse set over the twentyfour hours of the longest day of the year in Adelaide South Australia It is a story of love and exploration told in sonnet form one verse for each few minutes of the day It follows five characters as their paths cross tangle and separate two lovers two strangers and a wanderer within the city From the hills to the beaches from the city towers to the botanic gardens after dark it seeks out the poetry of everyday life and shows how much can change in a day the whole world and at the same time nothing at all Solstice was inspired by Vikram Seths The Golden Gate and Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream It was shortlisted for the 1993 AustralianVogel Award published by Allen Unwin in 1994 and performed by the State Theatre Company of South Australia and Magpie Theatre as a major production of the 1996 Adelaide Festival This electronic edition is a new authors cut that takes full advantage of recent technical developments in the field of poetry