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'These stories by seven writers capture the contradictions of life in the nation's capital. They penetrate the glittering surface of a city that is much more than a stamping ground for bureaucrats, diplomats and fat cats. Beneath the sparkle are the shadows of dislocated, sometimes broken, lives.'
Source: Front cover.
Contents
- Most Mortal Enemy, single work short story (p. 2-17)
- Belladonna Gardens : Il Faut Cultiver Notre Jardin, single work short story (p. 17-32)
- Perilous Seas, single work short story (p. 32-42)
- Capital Gains, single work short story (p. 44-72)
- Volumptuous Ladies, single work short story (p. 74-82)
- Madonnas, single work short story young adult (p. 82-91)
- Arnie's Marathon, single work short story humour (p. 92-100)
- At Mrs Pickering's At the Babysitter's, single work short story (p. 100-104)
- The New Parliament House, single work short story (p. 106-136)
- The Boatman of Lake Burley Griffin, single work short story (p. 136-141)
- Damaged Goods, single work short story (p. 142-151)
- Baby, I Love You, single work short story (p. 152-158)
- Keeping Fit, single work short story (p. 158-164)
- Dog Bones, single work short story (p. 165-171)
- Scales, single work short story (p. 172-181)
- A Season Under Snow, single work short story (p. 182-193)
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The Division of Love,
single work
short story
Mary, a new mother, wonders how best to divide her time and attention among her two children: Frederick, her firstborn son, and Hannah, her daughter with spina bifida, who she hadn't planned to have. Meanwhile, Mary's sister, Paula, has her own troubles with her four children; the eldest daughter Karen runs away.
At the end of the story, Mary has accepted how her family's time and love is spent. She finds that Hannah's new swimming physiotherapy aide is the once-rebellious Karen.
- My Cousin Paolo, single work short story (p. 208-258)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Home and Away : 1980-2000
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Short Fiction : A History 2002; (p. 225-290, notes 352-353) -
The Real Scribes of Canberra
1997
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 January 1997; (p. 16) -
Paperbacks
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 February 1996; (p. 9)
— Review of Canberra Tales : Stories 1988 anthology short story ; Double Take : Six Incorrect Essays 1996 anthology prose -
Return of the Seven
1996
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 February 1996; (p. C11) -
Canberra Literary Centre of Australia
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 128 1991; (p. 3-5)
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A Prevalence of Short Forms - By and About Women
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 8 no. 2 1989; (p. 70-72)
— Review of Canberra Tales : Stories 1988 anthology short story ; The Rose Fancier 1988 selected work short story ; Bloodfather 1987 single work novel ; Tribute : Selected Stories of Katharine Susannah Prichard 1988 selected work short story -
Paperbacks
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 February 1996; (p. 9)
— Review of Canberra Tales : Stories 1988 anthology short story ; Double Take : Six Incorrect Essays 1996 anthology prose -
Radical Twitches at Excellence
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 October 1988; (p. 10)
— Review of Telling Ways : Australian Women's Experimental Writing 1988 anthology poetry short story criticism prose ; Canberra Tales : Stories 1988 anthology short story -
A Competent, if Cosy, Collaboration
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 September 1988; (p. B4)
— Review of Canberra Tales : Stories 1988 anthology short story -
A Glow in Deepest Suburbia and Beyond
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 October 1988; (p. 16)
— Review of Canberra Tales : Stories 1988 anthology short story -
Return of the Seven
1996
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 February 1996; (p. C11) -
Getting Started : The Beginnings of Canberra Tales
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Blast , Summer no. 8 1988-1989; (p. 18-19) -
A Question of Placing Women in Books
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 January 1989; (p. 14) -
Taking the Tea-Cosy off the Capital
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 September 1988; (p. 27) -
The Real Scribes of Canberra
1997
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 January 1997; (p. 16)