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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 The Devil's Staircase
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'Bronny, a young Australian, finds herself down and out in London. She's a sweet girl who has spent her teenage years in a fearful, cautious bubble. She's never taken drugs, had sex or killed anyone. Within a few weeks she's done all three.

'It all starts when Bronny and her backpacker friends decide to break into a vacant townhouse in London. During the day they work as cleaners, pool attendants and bartenders; at night they take lots of drugs and have sex. The house becomes the centre of their world, and, for a while, Bronny is happier than she ever thought possible. Then the banging noises begin... And what Bronny doesn't realise is that the basement isn't empty.' (From the publisher's website.)

Notes

  • Dedication: For Isabel Anne FitzGerald.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Edinburgh,
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      Scotland,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Polygon ,       2009 .
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      Extent: 217p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 March 2009
      ISBN: 9781846970450
Alternative title: De Duivelskamer
Language: Dutch
    • Amsterdam,
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      Netherlands,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Ambo/Anthos ,       2010 .
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      Extent: 238p.
      Note/s:
      • Published January 1st 2010
      ISBN: 9789041413048
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Works about this Work

Untitled Shelley Orchard , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 11 September 2010; (p. 28)
— Review of The Devil's Staircase Helen FitzGerald , 2009 single work novel
Summer Sizzlers Ian Nichols , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 19 December 2009; (p. 12-14)
— Review of Red Queen Honey Brown , 2008 single work novel ; Siddon Rock Glenda Guest , 2005 single work novel ; We Don't Live Here Anymore Matt Nable , 2009 single work novel ; Brown Skin Blue Belinda Jeffrey , 2009 single work novel ; The Devil's Staircase Helen FitzGerald , 2009 single work novel ; The Paperbark Shoe Goldie Goldbloom , 2009 single work novel ; The Book of Rapture Nikki Gemmell , 2009 single work novel ; Jasper Jones Craig Silvey , 2009 single work novel ; The Essence of the Thing Madeleine St John , 1997 single work novel ; The Women in Black Madeleine St John , 1993 single work novel ; The Lost Life Steven Carroll , 2009 single work novel Ian Nichols nominates a selection of titles for Summer reading over the 2009-2010 holiday period, including works by Australian writers.
Bohemian Thrills and Civil Pleasures Sue Turnbull , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 August 2009; (p. 31)
— Review of The Devil's Staircase Helen FitzGerald , 2009 single work novel ; Dark Mirror Barry Maitland , 2009 single work novel ; The Labyrinth of Drowning Alex Palmer , 2009 single work novel
Untitled Tully Barnett , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , July no. 353 2009; (p. 34)
— Review of The Devil's Staircase Helen FitzGerald , 2009 single work novel
Books Susan Hewitt , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 4 July 2009; (p. 20)
— Review of The Devil's Staircase Helen FitzGerald , 2009 single work novel
Fiction Cameron Woodhead , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 June 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of The Devil's Staircase Helen FitzGerald , 2009 single work novel
Books Susan Hewitt , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 4 July 2009; (p. 20)
— Review of The Devil's Staircase Helen FitzGerald , 2009 single work novel
Untitled Tully Barnett , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , July no. 353 2009; (p. 34)
— Review of The Devil's Staircase Helen FitzGerald , 2009 single work novel
Bohemian Thrills and Civil Pleasures Sue Turnbull , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 August 2009; (p. 31)
— Review of The Devil's Staircase Helen FitzGerald , 2009 single work novel ; Dark Mirror Barry Maitland , 2009 single work novel ; The Labyrinth of Drowning Alex Palmer , 2009 single work novel
Summer Sizzlers Ian Nichols , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 19 December 2009; (p. 12-14)
— Review of Red Queen Honey Brown , 2008 single work novel ; Siddon Rock Glenda Guest , 2005 single work novel ; We Don't Live Here Anymore Matt Nable , 2009 single work novel ; Brown Skin Blue Belinda Jeffrey , 2009 single work novel ; The Devil's Staircase Helen FitzGerald , 2009 single work novel ; The Paperbark Shoe Goldie Goldbloom , 2009 single work novel ; The Book of Rapture Nikki Gemmell , 2009 single work novel ; Jasper Jones Craig Silvey , 2009 single work novel ; The Essence of the Thing Madeleine St John , 1997 single work novel ; The Women in Black Madeleine St John , 1993 single work novel ; The Lost Life Steven Carroll , 2009 single work novel Ian Nichols nominates a selection of titles for Summer reading over the 2009-2010 holiday period, including works by Australian writers.
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