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'Beth is intrigued by the witty and charming Miles, but perplexed by his reluctance to make love to her. When she meets Marcus, the very antithesis of Miles, they embark on a passionate and uneasy relationship. Surrounding Beth are Kyrie, her brash, sexually adventurous cousin; Nita, Marcus's mother mourning the defection of her man; and Juliet, who continually ponders her own dreams while making everyone else's come true.
'Here are people drawn together in their tentative quests for permanence, tenderness and love in an era when there are no rules about the age, gender or the faithfulness of lovers.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Other Formats
- Also braille and sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Reading Australia : 'Jessica Anderson's Tirra Lirra by the River'
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 369 2015; (p. 30-32)'In 1978, Australia’s two most coveted national literary prizes of the time were both won by women: Helen Garner’s first novel Monkey Grip (1977) won the National Book Council Award for fiction, and the Miles Franklin Literary Award was won by Tirra Lirra by the River (1978), Jessica Anderson’s fourth novel. Both of these books have since become classics of Australian literature, rarely out of print and regularly rediscovered by new generations of readers.' (Author's introduction 30)
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The Wolves Always Howl Once: Finding a New Self in Jessica Anderson's Taking Shelter, Amy Witting's A Change in the Lighting and Joan Dugdale's The Gripping Beast
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Fantastic Self : Essays on the Subject of the Self 1999; (p. 219-226) -
"Only the houses on the point ..." : Deciphering Houses as Carriers of Social Meaning in the Novels of Jessica Anderson
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: A Spanish Sampler of Australian Studies 1996; (p. 53-60) - y Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1996 Z509037 1996 single work criticism
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Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , December 1991 and vol. 6 no. 12 , January vol. 7 no. 1 1992; (p. 23-24)
— Review of The Blue Mountain in Mujani 1990 selected work short story ; Taking Shelter 1989 single work novel
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Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , December 1991 and vol. 6 no. 12 , January vol. 7 no. 1 1992; (p. 23-24)
— Review of The Blue Mountain in Mujani 1990 selected work short story ; Taking Shelter 1989 single work novel -
Antipodean Resonance
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 14-20 September no. 4563 1990; (p. 980)
— Review of A Body of Water : A Year's Notebook 1990 selected work autobiography short story poetry diary ; Flying Lessons 1990 single work novel ; Place of Birth 1990 selected work short story ; Taking Shelter 1989 single work novel ; Woodpecker Point and Other Stories 1988 selected work short story ; Flawless Jade 1989 single work novel -
Sheltering Behind Images of Love and Life
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , October vol. 9 no. 3 1990; (p. 66-67)
— Review of A Body of Water : A Year's Notebook 1990 selected work autobiography short story poetry diary ; The Honey-Ant Men's Love Song and Other Aboriginal Song Poems 1990 anthology poetry criticism biography ; Taking Shelter 1989 single work novel ; Paperbark : A Collection of Black Australian Writings 1990 anthology poetry drama short story criticism prose autobiography biography -
Bridging Worlds of Dream and Reality
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 21-22 April 1990; (p. 6)
— Review of Taking Shelter 1989 single work novel -
In Every Coincidence There is a Message
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 120 1990; (p. 3-4)
— Review of Taking Shelter 1989 single work novel -
Of Rhinos and Caryatids : The Dialogic Imperative in Jessica Anderson
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Narrative Technique , Winter vol. 21 no. 1 1991; (p. 72-78) -
A Writer Retires to Her Dreamtime
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Age , 30 June 1990; (p. 10) -
Art Refined by a Life Well-Lived
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 21-22 April 1990; (p. 6) - y Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1996 Z509037 1996 single work criticism
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"Only the houses on the point ..." : Deciphering Houses as Carriers of Social Meaning in the Novels of Jessica Anderson
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: A Spanish Sampler of Australian Studies 1996; (p. 53-60)
Awards
- 1991 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
- 1990 shortlisted NBC Banjo Awards — NBC Banjo Award for Fiction
- 1980s