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Fiona Giles Fiona Giles i(A17882 works by) (a.k.a. Fiona Robin Giles)
Born: Established: 1958 Perth, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Female
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Fiona Giles is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Media and Communications at Sydney University (2007), as well as an editor and well known feminist. She graduated from the University of Western Australia and won the National Caltex Women Graduate Award in 1985 while studying at the University of Melbourne. She is also an Oxford University graduate and the editor of "gender cross-over" literature Dick for a Day and Chick for a Day. Giles is the daughter of feminist, parliamentarian and activist Pat Giles.

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y separately published work icon Fresh Milk : The Secret Life of Breasts Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2003 Z1018166 2003 single work prose

Giles provides a provocative exposition of the practice of breastfeeding in this compendium of stories, memories, personal accounts and commentary. Giles takes an intimate and literary approach to a subject that is more generally the province of educational and parenting literature and examines a range of myths and truths about breastfeeding as well as its social and psychological implications.

'While countless breastfeeding guides crowd bookshelves, not one of them speaks to women with anything approaching bestselling author Fiona Giles's level of intimacy and vitality. In Fresh Milk, through a collection of stories, memories, and personal accounts, Giles uncovers the myths and truths of the lactating breast ... From the young mother grappling with the bewildering trappings of maternity wear to the woman who finds herself surprisingly aroused by new sensations, and the modern dad who learns the ins and outs of breastfeeding, the portraits in Giles's eye-opening book offer a funny, wise, and comforting resource for women - and even their friends and partners who have had, or expect, intimate experiences with the pleasures and pain of lactation' (Dust Jacket).

2003 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Non-Fiction
y separately published work icon From the Verandah : Stories of Love and Landscape by Nineteenth Century Australian Women Fitzroy Ringwood : McPhee Gribble Penguin , 1987 Z373115 1987 anthology short story extract
1988 joint winner Australian Bicentennial Authority Anthology Award
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