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Notes
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Dedication: To John
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Epigraph: 'You cannot build bridges between the wandering islands; / The mind has no neighbours, and the unteachable heart / Announces its armistice time after time...' (A.D. Hope, 'The Wandering Islands').
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Flotsam, single work short story (p. 1-5)
- Dry Season, single work short story (p. 6-11)
- Take Over, single work short story (p. 12-21)
- The Hedge, single work short story (p. 22-27)
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Late Summer,
single work
short story
(p. 28-34)
Maudie, a middle-aged woman with an intellectual disability, lives with her mother. She seeks refuge in fruit trees, sometimes scuffling with children who come to steal grapes and figs.
Maudie is not well accepted by the community. Her mother is impatient with her; when they go grocery shopping, a man denies them a lift and the shopkeeper dislikes her.
- A Thing of Beauty, single work short story (p. 35-41)
- A Day in the Country, single work short story (p. 42-51)
- Raw Material, single work short story (p. 52-58)
- A Salesman, single work short story (p. 59-64)
- A Game of Chance, single work short story (p. 65-69)
- Tutorial, single work short story (p. 70-74)
- Double Exposure, single work short story (p. 75-80)
- No Fixed Abode, single work short story (p. 81-87)
- Withdrawal Symptoms, single work short story diary (p. 88-96)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Australian Perspectives: Character and Situation
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Autumn no. 14 1983; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Approaches : Short Stories 1981 selected work short story ; Double Exposure and Other Stories 1981 selected work short story ; The Newspaper of Claremont Street : A Novel 1981 single work novel -
Negotiations with Life's Mysteries
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 March 1982; (p. 14)
— Review of True Love and How to Get It 1981 single work novel ; Double Exposure and Other Stories 1981 selected work short story ; Disquiet and Other Stories 1969 selected work short story -
[Reviews}
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , September vol. 27 no. 3 1982; (p. 67-70)
— Review of The Newspaper of Claremont Street : A Novel 1981 single work novel ; Double Exposure and Other Stories 1981 selected work short story -
Perspectives of Contemporary Life
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The National Times , 13-19 September 1981; (p. 42)
— Review of Double Exposure and Other Stories 1981 selected work short story ; Whoring Around 1981 selected work short story
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[Reviews}
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , September vol. 27 no. 3 1982; (p. 67-70)
— Review of The Newspaper of Claremont Street : A Novel 1981 single work novel ; Double Exposure and Other Stories 1981 selected work short story -
Australian Perspectives: Character and Situation
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Autumn no. 14 1983; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Approaches : Short Stories 1981 selected work short story ; Double Exposure and Other Stories 1981 selected work short story ; The Newspaper of Claremont Street : A Novel 1981 single work novel -
Negotiations with Life's Mysteries
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 March 1982; (p. 14)
— Review of True Love and How to Get It 1981 single work novel ; Double Exposure and Other Stories 1981 selected work short story ; Disquiet and Other Stories 1969 selected work short story -
Perspectives of Contemporary Life
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The National Times , 13-19 September 1981; (p. 42)
— Review of Double Exposure and Other Stories 1981 selected work short story ; Whoring Around 1981 selected work short story
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