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'A wise and compassionate novel set primarily in the staffroom of a girl's school. It tells the story of Josephine, a caring teacher who becomes emotionally involved in the plight of one of her students, Cressida. Cressida is a fragile girl, almost suicidal, and Josephine encourages her to stand up to her mother and take charge of her own destiny. Another student, Cynthia, did take her own life, and the memory of her story hovers over the consciences of the teachers, particularly Josephine. It is Josephine who must work out the fine line between teacher and student, parent and child, between caring and interfering in others' lives; and along the way, she learns some unexpected lessons about love.'
Source: Google Books.
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To Les with love
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Mars Bars and Ecstasy
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 167 2002; (p. 108-110)
— Review of All That False Instruction : A Novel of Lesbian Love 1975 single work novel ; Machines for Feeling 2001 single work novel ; Room Temperature 2001 single work novel ; Parachute Silk : Friends, Food, Passion : A Novel in Letters 2001 single work novel ; After Cynthia 2001 single work novel ; Fish Lips 2001 single work novel -
Playground Rulers
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 5 January 2002; (p. 19)
— Review of After Cynthia 2001 single work novel -
Final Gift of a Supple Realist
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 December 2001; (p. 9)
— Review of After Cynthia 2001 single work novel -
PS: Death, Not Love, Keeps Them Talking
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 November 2001; (p. 11)
— Review of After Cynthia 2001 single work novel -
Memorable Minutiae
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 November 2001; (p. 12)
— Review of After Cynthia 2001 single work novel ; World of Chickens 2001 single work novel
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Posthumous Novel Not Witting's Best
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 November 2001; (p. 16)
— Review of After Cynthia 2001 single work novel -
Paperbacks
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 November 2001; (p. 6)
— Review of After Cynthia 2001 single work novel -
Memorable Minutiae
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 November 2001; (p. 12)
— Review of After Cynthia 2001 single work novel ; World of Chickens 2001 single work novel -
PS: Death, Not Love, Keeps Them Talking
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 November 2001; (p. 11)
— Review of After Cynthia 2001 single work novel -
Final Gift of a Supple Realist
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 December 2001; (p. 9)
— Review of After Cynthia 2001 single work novel
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