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* Contents derived from the
Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Sister Ships, single work short story (p. 9-25)
- First Night, single work short story (p. 26-42)
- New Year, single work short story (p. 43-54)
- The Girls Love Each Other, single work short story (p. 55-64)
- Enough Rope, single work short story (p. 65-72)
- Travelling, single work short story (p. 73-87)
- Lilies, single work short story (p. 88-106)
- Burning Off, single work short story (p. 107-118)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille and sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Book of Dreams
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 24 August 2002; (p. 3) -
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 173)
— Review of Sister Ships and Other Stories 1986 selected work short story -
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 173)
— Review of Sister Ships and Other Stories 1986 selected work short story -
Joan London Makes an Impressive Fictional Debut...
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , Spring vol. 2 no. 1 1988; (p. 62)
— Review of Sister Ships and Other Stories 1986 selected work short story -
Accommodating People
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Belles-Lettres (US) , July-August vol. 3 no. 6 1988; (p. 6)
— Review of Sister Ships and Other Stories 1986 selected work short story
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The Remarkable Ocker Knocker
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 November 1986; (p. 12)
— Review of Sister Ships and Other Stories 1986 selected work short story ; The Life That I Have Led 1986 selected work short story ; Light and Shade : Selected Shorter Prose 1986 selected work short story poetry prose drama ; Infidelities and Other Accidents 1986 selected work short story -
Dancing with Gravity : From London, Stories with Promise
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 89 1987; (p. 7-8)
— Review of Sister Ships and Other Stories 1986 selected work short story -
Faint Praise
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , March no. 106 1987; (p. 76-78)
— Review of Sister Ships and Other Stories 1986 selected work short story ; Second Sight 1986 single work novel ; Dreamhouse 1986 single work novel -
Pleasures in the Telling Process
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 February 1987; (p. B3)
— Review of Sister Ships and Other Stories 1986 selected work short story -
The Way It is for Young and Old
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 January vol. 108 no. 5553 1987; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Sister Ships and Other Stories 1986 selected work short story ; Second Sight 1986 single work novel -
Book of Dreams
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 24 August 2002; (p. 3)
Awards
- 1987 winner Western Australia Week Literary Award — Prose Fiction
- 1986 winner The Age Book of the Year Award — Book of the Year
- 1986 winner The Age Book of the Year Award — Fiction Prize
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