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'When teenage Mark awakens to find his father has gone, he becomes aware that his parents' marriage is suddenly in crisis. In the process of playing watchful peace-maker in the muted war between them, he leaves behind the innocence of his youth.
'With quiet authority and deep understanding, new writer Michael McCoy gives voice to the sensitive but inhabitants of suburban Australia.
'A masterful depiction of ordinary masculine frailty, Burning Sunday celebrates the courage of vulnerable families.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Dedication: In loving memory of Pat McCoy and John Richards.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Under the Skin
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 January 2001; (p. 8) -
Burning Ambition
1999
single work
column
— Appears in: Herald Sun , 23 January 1999; (p. 17) -
To the Dark Edges of Abuse
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 March 1999; (p. 29)
— Review of Burning Sunday 1999 single work novel -
Good Feel for the Australian Vernacular
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times Sunday Times , 7 March 1999; (p. 12)
— Review of Burning Sunday 1999 single work novel ; Medea's Children 1999 single work novel -
Burnt Offering
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 February 1999; (p. 9)
— Review of Burning Sunday 1999 single work novel
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Other Voices
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 January 1999; (p. 13)
— Review of Burning Sunday 1999 single work novel ; Eric and Ian Get a Life 1998 single work novel ; Feral Tracks 1998 single work novel ; Songs of the Suitcase 1998 selected work novel short story prose biography -
Learning from the Weather
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 February 1999; (p. 9)
— Review of Burning Sunday 1999 single work novel ; Journeys Through Shadows 1998 single work novel -
Paperbacks
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 February 1999; (p. 8)
— Review of Burning Sunday 1999 single work novel -
Burnt Offering
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 February 1999; (p. 9)
— Review of Burning Sunday 1999 single work novel -
Good Feel for the Australian Vernacular
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times Sunday Times , 7 March 1999; (p. 12)
— Review of Burning Sunday 1999 single work novel ; Medea's Children 1999 single work novel -
Burning Ambition
1999
single work
column
— Appears in: Herald Sun , 23 January 1999; (p. 17) -
Pick of the Crop : Fiction
Laurie Clancy
,
Morag Fraser
,
1999
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 14 August 1999; (p. 9) -
Under the Skin
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 January 2001; (p. 8)
Awards
- 1999 shortlisted The Age Book of the Year Award
Last amended 10 Apr 2018 13:51:53
Subjects:
- Melbourne, Victoria,
- Gippsland, Victoria,
Settings:
- 1940s
- 1960s
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