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'Edwin Page, a fussy middle-aged professor, no sooner bids farewell to his obstetrician wife, Cecilia, who accepted a fellowship abroad, when his new neighbors, Mrs. Botts and her sexy, twentyish daughter, Leila, arrive. Since they're locked out of their house, Edwin invites them in—and then can't get them to leave. He becomes obsessed with Leila and convinces himself that she is a perfect surrogate mother for the childless Cecilia.'
Source: Publisher's blurb (Persea ed.).
Adaptations
- The Sugar Mother 1993 single work drama
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Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Interpretation of Academic Fiction in Britain, America and Australia
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies – Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of Australian Studies in China 2015; (p. 102-109) 'As a literary genre, academic fiction has emerged in recent years as one of the most popular modes for satirizing the cultural conflicts and sociological nuances inherent in campus life. Well-known academic novels include Kingsley Amis's Lucky Jim and David Lodge's Small World in Britain; Saul Bellow's Herzog; Nabokov's Pnin in America; Michael Wilding's Academia Nuts and Elizabeth Jolley's The Sugar Mother in Australia. From a global point of view, this paper aims to explore the development of academic fiction in Britain, America as well as Australia. Academic novels are often comic or satirical, often counterpointing intellectual pretensions and human weaknesses. Some, however, attempt a serious treatment of university life. Academic fiction develops at a rapid speed in the 20th century and has become an indispensable and distinct genre of literature worldwide.' (102) -
Footfalls Echo in the Memory
2006
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: Learning to Dance : Elizabeth Jolley : Her Life and Work 2006; (p. 293-299) -
Babies Eat Their Lace : Elizabeth Jolley and the Slaughter of Decorum
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: After Electra : Rage, Grief and Hope in Twentieth-Century Fiction 2002; (p. 118-136, notes 194-195) -
Political Persons : Empire, Motherhood and State Control
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Compr(om)ising Post/colonialism(s) : Challenging Narratives and Practices 2001; (p. 174-181) Discusses various postcolonial texts, including Jolley's novel. -
Bound by that Claim : Necessity in Elizabeth Jolley
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 56 no. 3-4 1997; (p. 723-734)
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Capturing the Essence
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , May no. 63 1989; (p. 20-21)
— Review of My Father's Moon 1989 single work novel ; The Sugar Mother 1988 single work novel -
Jolley Good Rites of Passage
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 April 1989; (p. B4)
— Review of My Father's Moon 1989 single work novel ; The Sugar Mother 1988 single work novel -
Reviews
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Redoubt , August no. 6 1989; (p. 65-70)
— Review of My Father's Moon 1989 single work novel ; The Sugar Mother 1988 single work novel -
Volcanic Emotional Ground
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Vogue Australia , July 1988; (p. 80)
— Review of Remembrance 1988 single work novel ; The Sugar Mother 1988 single work novel ; The Reading Group 1988 single work novel -
A Jolley Professor Swallows the Sugar
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 April 1988; (p. 72)
— Review of The Sugar Mother 1988 single work novel -
Political Persons : Empire, Motherhood and State Control
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Compr(om)ising Post/colonialism(s) : Challenging Narratives and Practices 2001; (p. 174-181) Discusses various postcolonial texts, including Jolley's novel. -
Babies Eat Their Lace : Elizabeth Jolley and the Slaughter of Decorum
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: After Electra : Rage, Grief and Hope in Twentieth-Century Fiction 2002; (p. 118-136, notes 194-195) -
Footfalls Echo in the Memory
2006
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: Learning to Dance : Elizabeth Jolley : Her Life and Work 2006; (p. 293-299) -
Differences Within: Three Australian Women Writers
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: A Sense of Difference 1995; (p. 25-47) The article emphasises the diversity of contemporary Australian women's writing. -
Bound by that Claim : Necessity in Elizabeth Jolley
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 56 no. 3-4 1997; (p. 723-734)
Awards
- 1993 inaugural winner France-Australia Award for Literary Translation for 1992 French edition translated by Francoise Cartano.
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