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Is part of
Mira Chambers Trilogy
2010
series - author
novel
(number
1
in series)
Issue Details:
First known date:
2010...
2010
Diamond Eyes
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Orphaned as a child after the bizarre deaths of her parents, Mira is a carrier of the Fragile-X gene. Institutionalised in the Serenity Centre, a sanctuary for adults with disabilities, she can see the past but cannot see her real surroundings. When two medical specialists arrive to do a survey, there is a murder and Mira is the only witness.
Notes
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Dedication: For my sons, whom I shall haunt with love forever from the echoes of yesterday.
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia:
Type of disability Magical blindness - can see the past but not present. Type of character Primary. Point of view Third person. Note: This work uses disability as a metaphorical note or literary device. A blind character can see images of the past, but is hence disadvantaged once objects move in the present.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
Awards
- 2011 winner Norma K. Hemming Award
- 2011 nominated Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best First Novel
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