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Life in Seven Mistakes 'follows the fortunes of the Barton family. Beginning with a fractious and disagreeable family Christmas in an apartment on the Gold Coast, we then step half a century into the past to follow the budding romance and early career of the attractive, idealistic young couple who are destined to become the cantankerous, domineering grandparents who own the Gold Coast apartment. A rich sense of irony imbues the beautifully written scenes set against the backdrop of the Snowy River Scheme, that epic of engineering and cultural change in the 1950's, while the bickering and personal dramas of the present-day family maintain the tension all the way to the unexpected and deeply moving climax.' - Provided by publisher.
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Epigraph: All the world's a stage...- As You Like It, II.vii
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Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. - Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan
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Dedication: For Emma Felton.
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Susan Johnson Interviewed by Sandra Hogan
Sandra Hogan
(interviewer),
2011
single work
interview
— Appears in: Perilous Adventures , vol. 11 no. 1 2011; -
This Year's Work in Fiction 2008-2009
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 54 no. 1 2009; (p. 51-64)
— Review of The Pages 2008 single work novel ; The Lieutenant 2008 single work novel ; The Spare Room 2008 single work novel ; The Anatomy of Wings 2006 single work novel ; Boy On A Wire 2009 single work novel ; The Sinkings 2008 single work novel ; Bird 2008 single work novel ; One Foot Wrong 2008 single work novel ; Avenue of Eternal Peace 1989 single work novel ; Life in Seven Mistakes 2008 single work novel ; The Steele Diaries 2008 single work novel ; Butterfly 2009 single work novel ; Dissection 2007 single work novel ; Fugitive Blue 2008 single work novel ; Sweet 2008 single work novel ; The Virtuoso 2009 single work novel ; Ransom 2009 single work novel ; The Good Parents 2008 single work novel ; Vertigo : A Pastoral 2008 single work novella ; The Boat 2008 selected work short story ; New Australian Stories 2009 anthology short story ; The Slap 2008 single work novel -
Break Point
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 17 - 23 September no. 703 2008; (p. 28)
— Review of Life in Seven Mistakes 2008 single work novel -
A Fine Writer Remains Unsatisfied About Falling Short of Those Glittering Prizes
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 6 September 2008; (p. 26-27) -
Local Corrections
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 304 2008; (p. 20)
— Review of Life in Seven Mistakes 2008 single work novel
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[Review] Life in Seven Mistakes
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , July vol. 88 no. 1 2008; (p. 42)
— Review of Life in Seven Mistakes 2008 single work novel -
Book of the Week
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 27 July 2008; (p. 26)
— Review of Life in Seven Mistakes 2008 single work novel -
Dysfunction Reigns in Family Forces
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 August 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of Life in Seven Mistakes 2008 single work novel -
Dread Central to Family Life
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 August 2008; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Life in Seven Mistakes 2008 single work novel -
At the Top of His Game
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 9 August 2008; (p. 10)
— Review of The Build Up 2008 single work novel ; Life in Seven Mistakes 2008 single work novel -
A Fine Writer Remains Unsatisfied About Falling Short of Those Glittering Prizes
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 6 September 2008; (p. 26-27) -
Susan Johnson Interviewed by Sandra Hogan
Sandra Hogan
(interviewer),
2011
single work
interview
— Appears in: Perilous Adventures , vol. 11 no. 1 2011;
Last amended 28 Jul 2021 11:37:18
Settings:
- Snowy Mountains, Cooma - Snowy - Bombala area, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,
- Gold Coast, Queensland,
- 1900-1999
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