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'Grace Teresa Mary McAllister, a World War II widow haunted by visions and ghosts, decides to 'save' a young Aboriginal girl, Mary, by adopting her into her home, believing she will be able to redeem the child by giving her all the benefits of white society. Exploring the myth of 'doing it for their own good', 'The Heaven I Swallowed' is a gothic tale of the Stolen Generation, told from the perspective of the white perpetrator.'
Source: Allen & Unwin website,
Sighted: 15/09/2008
Notes
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Dedication: For my father, Lance
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review Essay] The Heaven I Swallowed
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , June no. 1 2015; (p. 137-138)
— Review of The Heaven I Swallowed 2013 single work novel'The heaven I swallowed is a novel set in post-war Sydney. It is told through the eyes of Grace Smith, whose husband did not return from the Second World War. Alone, with only the company of an insincere and gossipy group of widows, Grace decides to adopt a young Aboriginal girl who was forcibly removed from her family. The child is Mary — a name that Grace had chosen for the child she miscarried soon after her husband left for the war.' (Introduction)
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The Year’s Work in Fiction
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 59 no. 1 2014; (p. 124-143)
— Review of Elephants in the Bush and Other Yamatji Yarns 2013 single work prose life story ; An Elegant Young Man 2013 selected work short story ; The Incredible Here and Now 2013 single work novel ; Elemental 2013 single work novel ; Now Showing 2013 selected work short story ; The Heaven I Swallowed 2013 single work novel ; Stella's Sea 2013 single work novel ; The Young Desire It : A Novel 1937 single work novel ; Inland 1988 single work novel ; White Light 2013 selected work short story ; Knitting and Other Stories : Margaret River Short Story Competition 2013 2013 selected work short story ; The Best Australian Stories 2013 2013 selected work short story ; The Rosie Project 2013 single work novel ; Lives of the Dead 2013 selected work short story ; The Double (And Other Stories) 2013 selected work short story ; Harmless 2013 single work novel ; Letters to the End of Love 2013 single work novel ; Eyrie 2013 single work novel ; The Swan Book 2013 single work novel -
Book Review: The Heaven I Swallowed
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 6 no. 2 2014;
— Review of The Heaven I Swallowed 2013 single work novel -
Well Read
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 July 2013; (p. 26)
— Review of Traces of Absence 2013 single work novel ; The Heaven I Swallowed 2013 single work novel -
Vogelangst, or, the Value of a Nudge
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 September 2008; (p. 12)
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Well Read
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 July 2013; (p. 26)
— Review of Traces of Absence 2013 single work novel ; The Heaven I Swallowed 2013 single work novel -
Book Review: The Heaven I Swallowed
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 6 no. 2 2014;
— Review of The Heaven I Swallowed 2013 single work novel -
The Year’s Work in Fiction
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 59 no. 1 2014; (p. 124-143)
— Review of Elephants in the Bush and Other Yamatji Yarns 2013 single work prose life story ; An Elegant Young Man 2013 selected work short story ; The Incredible Here and Now 2013 single work novel ; Elemental 2013 single work novel ; Now Showing 2013 selected work short story ; The Heaven I Swallowed 2013 single work novel ; Stella's Sea 2013 single work novel ; The Young Desire It : A Novel 1937 single work novel ; Inland 1988 single work novel ; White Light 2013 selected work short story ; Knitting and Other Stories : Margaret River Short Story Competition 2013 2013 selected work short story ; The Best Australian Stories 2013 2013 selected work short story ; The Rosie Project 2013 single work novel ; Lives of the Dead 2013 selected work short story ; The Double (And Other Stories) 2013 selected work short story ; Harmless 2013 single work novel ; Letters to the End of Love 2013 single work novel ; Eyrie 2013 single work novel ; The Swan Book 2013 single work novel -
[Review Essay] The Heaven I Swallowed
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , June no. 1 2015; (p. 137-138)
— Review of The Heaven I Swallowed 2013 single work novel'The heaven I swallowed is a novel set in post-war Sydney. It is told through the eyes of Grace Smith, whose husband did not return from the Second World War. Alone, with only the company of an insincere and gossipy group of widows, Grace decides to adopt a young Aboriginal girl who was forcibly removed from her family. The child is Mary — a name that Grace had chosen for the child she miscarried soon after her husband left for the war.' (Introduction)
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Vogelangst, or, the Value of a Nudge
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 September 2008; (p. 12)
