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'Vera. Miriam, Laura - one family, three generations - with Miriam at the centre, balancing the needs of her mother and daughter with those of her marriage and career. Vera is slipping into the darkness of Alzheimer's disease, while Laura is embroiled in teenage conflicts of identity and sexuality. In her professional life, Miriam is able to help others unlock the past through the simple power of words. So, what prevents her from doing it for those closest to her? And for herself...? The answer to this painful dilemma emerges not so much from within Miriam herself, but from the hard, raw experience of the migrant and refugee women she teaches. Their stories resonate with her own, and she finds herself sustained in her own crisis by their strength and laughter.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Dedication: to my son Edward James Grant Clanchy (1974-1998)
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Prequel to Lessons from the Heart.
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability Alzheimer's disease. Type of character Primary. Point of view Unconfirmed.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Tampa Proof? Australian Fiction 2002-2003
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 48 no. 2003; (p. 159-174) -
A Family Madness
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , May vol. 30 no. 1 2003; (p. 143-145)
— Review of The Hard Word 2002 single work novel -
Untitled
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , Aug/Sep no. 18 2003;
— Review of The Hard Word 2002 single work novel -
Books
2002-2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Muse , December - January no. 224 2002-2003; (p. 16-17)
— Review of The Hard Word 2002 single work novel ; John Bell : The Time of My Life 2002 single work autobiography -
It's a Pity About Poor Grandma
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 November 2002; (p. 6)
— Review of The Hard Word 2002 single work novel
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Books
2002-2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Muse , December - January no. 224 2002-2003; (p. 16-17)
— Review of The Hard Word 2002 single work novel ; John Bell : The Time of My Life 2002 single work autobiography -
Untitled
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , Aug/Sep no. 18 2003;
— Review of The Hard Word 2002 single work novel -
A Family Madness
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , May vol. 30 no. 1 2003; (p. 143-145)
— Review of The Hard Word 2002 single work novel -
Voices on the Margins
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 September 2002; (p. 12)
— Review of The Hard Word 2002 single work novel ; Black Mirror 2002 single work novel -
Paperbacks
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 20 October 2002; (p. 18)
— Review of The Hard Word 2002 single work novel ; Come Spring : an autobiographical novel 1980 single work novel autobiography ; A Charm of Powerful Trouble 2002 single work novel ; Above the Water 2002 single work novel -
Tampa Proof? Australian Fiction 2002-2003
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 48 no. 2003; (p. 159-174)
Awards
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