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'Recovering from an operation in the Australian countryside and Bondi Beach, the wry, ever-observant narrator of Helen Hodgman's beautifully written new novel waits as life washes over her like waves on the sand. Sensing that her lover is pulling away, yet feeling powerless in the face of this imminent loss, she is a woman in search of something that will define her life. Then, into her slowly shattering world comes the promise of change, or at the very least, distraction, with the imminent arrival of Matindi from Kenya. Beautiful, mysterious Matindi. The friend of a friend with an exotic past who becomes a human talisman, the intoxicating allure of expectation--or is she? Somewhere between truth and fiction, laughter and tears, wait the realities that will forever alter this tiny community of friends and lovers.' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Braille.
Works about this Work
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The Bigger Picture
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 206 1998; (p. 30-31)
— Review of Waiting for Matindi 1998 single work novel -
Wrong Side of the Bondi Tracks
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 October 1998; (p. 9)
— Review of Waiting for Matindi 1998 single work novel -
Women on the Verge
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12-13 September 1998; (p. 12)
— Review of Waiting for Matindi 1998 single work novel ; Stella's Place 1998 single work novel -
A Skin of Tragedy
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 September 1998; (p. 7)
— Review of The Spotted Skin 1998 single work novel ; Waiting for Matindi 1998 single work novel ; Shark Song 1998 single work novel
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A Skin of Tragedy
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 September 1998; (p. 7)
— Review of The Spotted Skin 1998 single work novel ; Waiting for Matindi 1998 single work novel ; Shark Song 1998 single work novel -
Women on the Verge
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12-13 September 1998; (p. 12)
— Review of Waiting for Matindi 1998 single work novel ; Stella's Place 1998 single work novel -
Wrong Side of the Bondi Tracks
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 October 1998; (p. 9)
— Review of Waiting for Matindi 1998 single work novel -
The Bigger Picture
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 206 1998; (p. 30-31)
— Review of Waiting for Matindi 1998 single work novel
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Subjects:
- Bondi, Bondi area, Sydney Eastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
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