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'Charlie Bloome wants to be a writer. Twenty-three years old, he is studying literature and living with his gamine partner, Alice - 'Lootie' - who plans to be a teacher and is less than supportive of Charlie's dreams.
'Into their lives comes the flamboyant Sebastian Chanteleer, an ageing but internationally acclaimed children's writer.
'Upon meeting, Lootie and Chanteleer establish an immediate bond. As the children's writer makes his presence felt in the younger couple's lives, Charlie struggles to come to terms with his own past and identity, and with what is happening to Lootie.
'Does Charlie have what it takes to be a writer? Does Chanteleer represent the best or worst a writer can be? And what happens to those caught up in a writer's world?' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication: For Christine (who stuck by me).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Book Review
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , vol. 30 no. 4 2011; (p. 50-51)
— Review of The Children's Writer 2009 single work novel -
[Review] The Children's Writer
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 24 no. 1 2010; (p. 60)
— Review of The Children's Writer 2009 single work novel -
Love Gone Wrong on Grown-Up Ground
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1-2 January 2010; (p. 17)
— Review of The Children's Writer 2009 single work novel ; Escape 2009 single work novel -
[Untitled]
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 17 no. 4 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of The Children's Writer 2009 single work novel -
Death of the Author
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 315 2009; (p. 52)
— Review of The Children's Writer 2009 single work novel
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Liberation of Coiled-Up Visions
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 September 2009; (p. 14)
— Review of The Children's Writer 2009 single work novel -
Death of the Author
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 315 2009; (p. 52)
— Review of The Children's Writer 2009 single work novel -
[Untitled]
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 17 no. 4 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of The Children's Writer 2009 single work novel -
Love Gone Wrong on Grown-Up Ground
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1-2 January 2010; (p. 17)
— Review of The Children's Writer 2009 single work novel ; Escape 2009 single work novel -
[Review] The Children's Writer
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 24 no. 1 2010; (p. 60)
— Review of The Children's Writer 2009 single work novel