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'Following the breakdown of a turbulent relationship, Frank moves from Canberra to a shack on the east coast once owned by his grandparents. There, among the sugar cane and sand dunes, he struggles to rebuild his life.

Forty years earlier, Leon is growing up in Sydney, turning out treacle tarts at his parents' bakery and flirting with one of the local girls. But when he's conscripted as a machine-gunner in Vietnam, he finds himself suddenly confronting the same experiences that haunt his war-veteran father.

As these two stories weave around each other - each narrated in a voice as tender as it is fierce - we learn what binds together Frank and Leon, and what may end up keeping them apart.' (From the publisher's website.)

Notes

  • Dedication: For the Stranges

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • North Sydney, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Vintage Australia , 2009 .
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      Extent: 296p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date 03 August 2009
      ISBN: 9781741668636 (pbk.)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Pantheon Books ,
      ca. 2009 .
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      Extent: 296p.
      Edition info: 1st American edition.
      Note/s:
      • Published August 25th 2009
      ISBN: 0307378462 (hbk.), 9780307378460 (hbk.)
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Jonathan Cape ,
      2009 .
      image of person or book cover 6477280875397737187.jpg
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      Extent: 296p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published September 1st 2009
      ISBN: 9780224088879, 0224088874
Alternative title: Na het vuur, een ademloze stilte
Language: Dutch
    • Amsterdam,
      c
      Netherlands,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Ambo/Anthos ,
      2010 .
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      Extent: 319p.p.
      ISBN: 9789041416469, 9041416463

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  • Sound recording.
  • Large print.

Works about this Work

Young Quills Join Malouf in Mix for IMPAC Glory Stephen Romei , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 13 April 2011; (p. 7)
English Rose, Aussie Roots Megan Doherty , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 25 April 2010; (p. 28)
After the Fire, a Still Small Voice 2009 single work interview
— Appears in: Harvest , Summer no. 4 2009; (p. 23-26)
Family Tales from Literary Types Jason Steger , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 5 December 2009; (p. 29)
A column canvassing current literary news including brief reports on opening events at Melbourne's Wheeler Centre and Evie Wyld's win in the John Llewellyn Rhys prize.
Battle-Weary Men Lost in the Plot Johanna Leggatt , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 25 October 2009; (p. 12)

— Review of After the Fire, a Still Small Voice Evie Wyld , 2009 single work novel
Traumatic Bonds of Masculinity Bronwyn Rivers , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 August 2009; (p. 29)

— Review of After the Fire, a Still Small Voice Evie Wyld , 2009 single work novel
Outsider Reveals the Ugly Truth of Antipodean Male Geordie Williamson , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 August 2009; (p. 12)

— Review of After the Fire, a Still Small Voice Evie Wyld , 2009 single work novel
Sliver of Hope Cuts through Family Tragedies Emily Maguire , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 August 2009; (p. 12)

— Review of The Danger Game Kalinda Ashton , 2008 single work novel ; After the Fire, a Still Small Voice Evie Wyld , 2009 single work novel
Remote Control Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , September vol. 4 no. 8 2009; (p. 22)

— Review of After the Fire, a Still Small Voice Evie Wyld , 2009 single work novel ; The World Beneath Cate Kennedy , 2009 single work novel ; The River Wife Heather Rose , 2009 single work novel ; The Diamond Anchor Jennifer Mills , 2009 single work novel
Pick of the Week Cameron Woodhead , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 September 2009; (p. 26)

— Review of After the Fire, a Still Small Voice Evie Wyld , 2009 single work novel
Ghosts from the Cane Fields Paola Totaro , 2009 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 August 2009; (p. 26-27)
Family Tales from Literary Types Jason Steger , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 5 December 2009; (p. 29)
A column canvassing current literary news including brief reports on opening events at Melbourne's Wheeler Centre and Evie Wyld's win in the John Llewellyn Rhys prize.
English Rose, Aussie Roots Megan Doherty , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 25 April 2010; (p. 28)
After the Fire, a Still Small Voice 2009 single work interview
— Appears in: Harvest , Summer no. 4 2009; (p. 23-26)
Young Quills Join Malouf in Mix for IMPAC Glory Stephen Romei , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 13 April 2011; (p. 7)
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