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'Sophie Harper is abandoned by her husband and left with a four-year-old daughter to support. She finds work in an old house in Canberra that is being used as a brothel. She falls under the house's eerie, yet strangely comforting spell, and discovers within herself not only the ability to perform well, and delight in the freedom bought by an independent income, but the capacity to learn from the men and women she encounters there. One of these men, Jack, teaches her more about revenge than she ever wished to know.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Dedication: For my daughter Helen.
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Epigraph: The garden is a personal gathering of nature, and the room is the beginning of architecture. (Louis Kahn)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , Autumn no. 6 2007; (p. 55)
— Review of The House at Number 10 2005 single work novel -
In Brief : Fiction
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 281 2006; (p. 61)
— Review of The House at Number 10 2005 single work novel -
[Review Essay] The House at Number 10
2006
single work
review
essay
— Appears in: API Review of Books , January no. 40 2006;
— Review of The House at Number 10 2005 single work novel'I was drawn to Dorothy Johnston's latest book, The House at Number 10, not only because it's set in Canberra, a place I've called home for almost 20 years, but because it explores Canberra's seedier side and debunks the myth that it's a cold, soulless place. ' (Introduction)
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The Secret Life of a Working Mum
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 29 January 2006; (p. 17)
— Review of The House at Number 10 2005 single work novel -
Survivors, by Hook or by Crook
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 December 2005; (p. 26)
— Review of The House at Number 10 2005 single work novel ; Rubdown 2005 single work novel
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Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , September vol. 85 no. 3 2005; (p. 68)
— Review of The House at Number 10 2005 single work novel -
A Close Look at the Oldest Trick in the Book
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 October 2005; (p. 12-13)
— Review of In My Skin : A Memoir 2005 single work autobiography ; The House at Number 10 2005 single work novel -
Out of the Country
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 November 2005; (p. 10)
— Review of The House at Number 10 2005 single work novel -
Other Voices
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 November 2005; (p. 14-15)
— Review of The Bad Seed : A Subtly Sinister Tale Told with Humour and Grace 2005 single work novel ; The House at Number 10 2005 single work novel ; Spinifex 2005 single work novel -
Survivors, by Hook or by Crook
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 December 2005; (p. 26)
— Review of The House at Number 10 2005 single work novel ; Rubdown 2005 single work novel -
A Capital Defence
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 October 2005; (p. 11)
- Kingston, South Canberra area, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,