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Solstice is a novel in verse set over the twenty-four hours of the longest day of the year, in Adelaide. It is a story of love and exploration told in the sonnet form, one verse for each few minutes of the day. (From Rubinstein's website)
Adaptations
- y Solstice 1996 Balmain : Ligature , 2012 Z1145327 1996 single work drama humour
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Somewhat Stunning Debut
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 142 1996; (p. 77-78)
— Review of Solstice 1994 single work novel -
[Review] Solstice
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: World Literature Today , Autumn vol. 69 no. 4 1995; (p. 866)
— Review of Solstice 1994 single work novel -
Virtuoso Performance
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , November no. 133 1994; (p. 30)
— Review of Solstice 1994 single work novel -
Plot Plaited with Sonnets
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 26 November 1994; (p. 11)
— Review of Solstice 1994 single work novel -
Portraits of Urban Lives
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 November 1994; (p. rev 6)
— Review of Solstice 1994 single work novel ; The Crypt Orchid 1994 single work novel
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Tales of Migrant Women
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 October 1994; (p. 11A)
— Review of Silver Sister 1994 single work novel ; The World Waiting to be Made 1994 single work novel ; Solstice 1994 single work novel -
Forecasts
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , August vol. 74 no. 1050 1994; (p. 39)
— Review of Solstice 1994 single work novel -
Straight for the Jugular, Straight for the Heart
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 October 1994; (p. 20)
— Review of Solstice 1994 single work novel ; This Is for You 1994 selected work short story ; Night by Night 1994 single work novel ; Suck My Toes 1994 selected work short story ; The Messenger : Stories 1994 selected work short story -
Adelaide Awake
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 1 October 1994; (p. 3)
— Review of Solstice 1994 single work novel -
Rhymes with Ambition
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 165 1994; (p. 16)
— Review of Solstice 1994 single work novel -
Hail the Young Lion
1994
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 December 1994; (p. 20)
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