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'Some people find the resilience to overcome adversity and suffering while others are overwhelmed and despair. Anne Deveson wanted to understand better why, and how, individuals and communities develop resilience.
Anne's long career as journalist, documentary-maker and social-justice activist offered rich insights into the stories of the many spirited people and groups she has encountered in spheres such as disaster aid, war, mental illness, family breakdown and human rights. From her own life experience, she draws on vivid personal memoir (often refreshingly candid, such as the surprise of falling in love at nearly seventy, only to lose her soul-mate to cancer, which happened during the course of writing the book). In addition, Anne marshals information and recent research that has shed new light on her own understanding of resilience.
Her exploration is an engaging intellectual and personal journey, bringing together factual research, memoir and reflection, with wisdom and gritty humour. It will be an inspiration to all victims of life's 'slings and arrows', as well as to those hoping to nurture in the young, or in their community, the resilience demanded by times of relentless change and growing insecurity.' (Allen & Unwin)
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What I’m Reading
2014
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— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2014; -
Beautifully Crafted
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Dotlit : The Online Journal of Creative Writing , November vol. 4 no. 2 2003;
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Pain and Survival Writ Small
2003
single work
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 August 2003; (p. 10-11)
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The Never-Ending Lessons of Life, Love and Death
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 29 June 2003; (p. 11)
— Review of Resilience 2003 single work autobiography -
When the Going Gets Tough...
2003
single work
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 June 2003; (p. 15)
— Review of Resilience 2003 single work autobiography
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Toxic Ways
2003
single work
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 252 2003; (p. 21)
— Review of Resilience 2003 single work autobiography -
Cross to Bear
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 24 June vol. 121 no. 6378 2003; (p. 76)
— Review of Resilience 2003 single work autobiography -
When the Going Gets Tough...
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 June 2003; (p. 15)
— Review of Resilience 2003 single work autobiography -
The Never-Ending Lessons of Life, Love and Death
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 29 June 2003; (p. 11)
— Review of Resilience 2003 single work autobiography -
Pain and Survival Writ Small
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 August 2003; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Resilience 2003 single work autobiography -
What I’m Reading
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2014;