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Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 Life Sentence
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Contents

* Contents derived from the South Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Fremantle Press , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Life Sentence, Nigel Gray , single work short story (p. 1-21)
Saturday Night Out, Nigel Gray , single work short story humour (p. 22-50)
The Party, Nigel Gray , single work short story (p. 51-53)
Jamie, Nigel Gray , single work short story (p. 54-62)
Nothing to Do, Nigel Gray , single work short story (p. 63-68)
Lockout, Nigel Gray , single work short story (p. 69-80)
Hello Baker, Nigel Gray , single work short story (p. 81-92)
A Cry for Help, Nigel Gray , single work short story (p. 93-97)
The Siren, Nigel Gray , single work short story (p. 98-107)
The Garden, Nigel Gray , single work short story (p. 108-113)
A Criminal Offence, Nigel Gray , single work short story (p. 114-122)
London Bridge is Burning Down, Nigel Gray , single work short story (p. 123-133)
Getting the Bird, Nigel Gray , single work short story (p. 134-190)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Notes:
Comprises fourteen stories dedicated to fourteen friends (Author's preface to the 1991 edition).
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Sinclair Browne ,       1984 .
      Extent: 221p.
      ISBN: 0863000401 (pbk.)
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Futura ,       1986 .
      Extent: 221p.
      ISBN: 0708831222 (pbk.)
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       MacDonald ,       1987 .
      Extent: 221p.
      ISBN: 0356125858
Notes:
"Two stories from the original book have been omitted [from this edition] and one ... ['The Siren'] has been added. All the stories have been revised. In some cases this comprised no more than a minor re-polishing, in other considerable re-writing' (Author's preface to the 1991 edition).
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Works about this Work

Untitled Alan Alexander , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , June/July vol. 7 no. 6 & 7 1992; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Life Sentence Nigel Gray , 1984 selected work short story
The Left in New Australian Short Fiction Edward Watts , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 6 no. 1 1992; (p. 85-86)
— Review of On All Fronts : Australian Stories of World War II 1989 anthology poetry short story extract prose ; Life Sentence Nigel Gray , 1984 selected work short story ; Australian Short Stories no. 34 1991 periodical issue
Crimes of the Dispossessed Jamie Grant , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 135 1991; (p. 47)
— Review of Life Sentence Nigel Gray , 1984 selected work short story
The Games People Play Andrew Peek , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 November 1991; (p. 9)
— Review of What You Own : stories Thomas Shapcott , 1991 selected work short story ; Eating Out S. F. Melrose , 1991 selected work short story ; Life Sentence Nigel Gray , 1984 selected work short story
Melodrama in the Pacific Theatre Dennis Davison , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 August 1991; (p. rev 2)
— Review of A Change of Skies Yasmine Gooneratne , 1991 single work novel ; Life Sentence Nigel Gray , 1984 selected work short story ; Deathwatch Colin Falconer , 1991 single work novel
Untitled Alan Alexander , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , June/July vol. 7 no. 6 & 7 1992; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Life Sentence Nigel Gray , 1984 selected work short story
Melodrama in the Pacific Theatre Dennis Davison , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 August 1991; (p. rev 2)
— Review of A Change of Skies Yasmine Gooneratne , 1991 single work novel ; Life Sentence Nigel Gray , 1984 selected work short story ; Deathwatch Colin Falconer , 1991 single work novel
The Left in New Australian Short Fiction Edward Watts , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 6 no. 1 1992; (p. 85-86)
— Review of On All Fronts : Australian Stories of World War II 1989 anthology poetry short story extract prose ; Life Sentence Nigel Gray , 1984 selected work short story ; Australian Short Stories no. 34 1991 periodical issue
The Games People Play Andrew Peek , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 November 1991; (p. 9)
— Review of What You Own : stories Thomas Shapcott , 1991 selected work short story ; Eating Out S. F. Melrose , 1991 selected work short story ; Life Sentence Nigel Gray , 1984 selected work short story
Crimes of the Dispossessed Jamie Grant , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 135 1991; (p. 47)
— Review of Life Sentence Nigel Gray , 1984 selected work short story
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Awards

1991 shortlisted Warana Writers' Awards — Steele Rudd Award
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