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Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 The High Places
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'The stories in this enthralling collection find those moments - and places - when life seems to do an about-face. The revelations of intimidating old friends on holiday, an accident on a dark country road, a lottery win and a lesson in the real nature of luck, the sudden arrival of American parachutists in a country town . . . here people are jolted into seeing themselves and their lives from a fresh and often disconcerting perspective.

'Ranging around the world from a remote Pacific island to the tourist haunts of Greece and written with great emotional insight, extraordinary invention and wry humour, each of these stories is as rich and rewarding as literature can be.' (Publication summary)

Exhibitions

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Notes

  • Dedication: For Emma

Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Hodder and Stoughton , 2016 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Exotic Animal Medicine, Fiona McFarlane , single work short story (p. 1-21)
Art Appreciation, Fiona McFarlane , single work short story (p. 23-52)
Mycenae, Fiona McFarlane , single work short story (p. 53-77)
Man and Bird, Fiona McFarlane , single work short story (p. 79-84)
Unnecessary Gifts, Fiona McFarlane , single work short story (p. 85-103)
Those Americans Falling from the Sky, Fiona McFarlane , single work short story (p. 105-129)
Rose Bay, Fiona McFarlane , single work short story (p. 131-151)
Violet, Violet, Fiona McFarlane , single work short story (p. 153-174)
The Movie People, Fiona McFarlane , single work short story (p. 175-183)
Cara Mia, Fiona McFarlane , single work short story (p. 185-214)
Buttony, Fiona McFarlane , single work short story (p. 215-223)
Good News for Modern Man, Fiona McFarlane , single work short story (p. 225-253)
The High Places, Fiona McFarlane , single work short story (p. 255-275)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2016 .
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      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 288p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 February 2016
      ISBN: 9781743480618
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Farrar Straus and Giroux ,
      2017 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 280p.p.
      ISBN: 9781250131850, 1250131855

Works about this Work

Dylan Thomas Prize Goes to Australian 'Genius' Fiona McFarlane Sian Cain , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 11 May 2017;
'Short story collection The High Places, which skips continents, eras and genre, takes £30,000 award.'
Comfortable With Uncertainty Christopher Benfey , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 15 May 2016; (p. 16)

— Review of The High Places Fiona McFarlane , 2016 selected work short story
Fiona McFarlane, The High Places LS , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 29 January 2016;

— Review of The High Places Fiona McFarlane , 2016 selected work short story
House Style Brigid Delaney , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 2 April 2016;
Tall Tales and Short Stories Author Explores the Long and Short William Yeoman , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 19 April 2016; (p. 1, 6)
'Author Fiona McFarlane's opening sentences speak volumes, writes William Yeoman.'
Fleeing Mabel Sarah Holland-Batt , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January-February no. 378 2016; (p. 25)

— Review of The High Places Fiona McFarlane , 2016 selected work short story
The People Who Make Ordinariness Odd Helen Elliott , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6-7 February 2016; (p. 30) The Age , 6-7 February 2016; (p. 24)

— Review of The High Places Fiona McFarlane , 2016 selected work short story
Roving the Land with a Master Storyteller Geordie Williamson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 February 2016; (p. 16)

— Review of The High Places Fiona McFarlane , 2016 selected work short story
Well Read Margot Lloyd , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 January 2016; (p. 27)

— Review of The High Places Fiona McFarlane , 2016 selected work short story ; The Best Australian Stories 2015 2015 anthology short story
Fiona McFarlane : The High Places Jeannette Delamoir , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , March 2016;

— Review of The High Places Fiona McFarlane , 2016 selected work short story
Tall Tales and Short Stories Author Explores the Long and Short William Yeoman , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 19 April 2016; (p. 1, 6)
'Author Fiona McFarlane's opening sentences speak volumes, writes William Yeoman.'
House Style Brigid Delaney , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 2 April 2016;
Dylan Thomas Prize Goes to Australian 'Genius' Fiona McFarlane Sian Cain , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 11 May 2017;
'Short story collection The High Places, which skips continents, eras and genre, takes £30,000 award.'
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