Extinctions (2016) is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian writer Josephine Wilson.
After a series of chance and unfortunate incidents he meets his village neighbour Jan and slowly begins to see life in a different light.
After its initial publication in Australia by UWA Publishing in 2016,[2] the novel was reprinted as follows: In The Saturday Paper reviewer "LS" noted: "There is great sensitivity and heart in this story of redemption and Wilson can be blackly funny...Despite Fred’s advanced years, Extinctions is akin to a coming-of-age story.
"[4] Roslyn Jolly, in The Sydney Review of Books, comments: "Frederick Lothian is a deeply flawed, emotionally stunted, at times repellent character.
Watching Fred grope his way towards self-insight and accountability is an experience both painful and fascinating, and I found his character convincing as the product of a particular childhood in particular historical conditions.