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'In the near future two sisters open a bookshop in Auckland's decaying inner city. The city is populated by addicts, violent gangs and homeless people.' (Publication Summary)
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Dedication: To my mother, Janet, and all the other women of their generation who have never given up, and to my daughters Josie and Bella who have only just begun.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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When Art Mimics Life
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Dry Season vol. 17 no. 1 1994; (p. 84-86)
— Review of Feral City 1992 single work novel -
Furies
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 37 no. 11 1993; (p. 78-80)
— Review of The Toucher 1993 single work novel ; Lives on Fire 1993 single work novel ; Fury 1993 single work novel ; Whipping Boy 1992 single work novel ; Feral City 1992 single work novel -
A Quietly Horrifying Dystopia
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , September vol. 4 no. 3 1992; (p. 2-3)
— Review of Feral City 1992 single work novel -
A Wrong Emphasis
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Voices , Spring vol. 2 no. 3 1992; (p. 110-111)
— Review of Feral City 1992 single work novel -
The Best is Yet to Come
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Modern Times , June no. 4 1992; (p. 31)
— Review of Feral City 1992 single work novel
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Focus on Society Values
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16 May 1992; (p. wkd 7)
— Review of Dream Run 1992 single work novel ; Feral City 1992 single work novel -
Furies
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 37 no. 11 1993; (p. 78-80)
— Review of The Toucher 1993 single work novel ; Lives on Fire 1993 single work novel ; Fury 1993 single work novel ; Whipping Boy 1992 single work novel ; Feral City 1992 single work novel -
Original Flair, Fatally Flawed
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 May 1992; (p. rev 6)
— Review of A Long Way to Tipperary 1992 single work novel ; My First Mistake 1992 single work novel ; Feral City 1992 single work novel -
Paperbacks
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 May 1992; (p. 25)
— Review of Flying Home : A Novel 1978 single work novel ; Feral City 1992 single work novel -
Rogernomics Run Rampant
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , February vol. 71 no. 1023 1992; (p. 27)
— Review of Feral City 1992 single work novel -
Living a Childhood Dream
1992
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criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Age , 6 May 1992; (p. 5) -
Politics, Patriarchy and Death
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 53 1992; (p. 66-69)
Awards
- 1993 shortlisted NBC Banjo Awards — NBC Banjo Award for Fiction
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