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'On the cusp of thirty, Coral learns that a thing is growing inside her body. It is not necessarily a complete disaster, she tells herself. I’m okay, she tells herself.
'Soon the thing inside her is the size of a plum. ‘Little Plum,’ she says, ‘Little Plum, I love you.’
'And she wants to love it, the little plum. It’s just that she can’t yet think of it as what it is becoming: a baby, and not just a fruity morsel.
'Coral is tapping and shrugging more than usual. She is trying to stop the creature in her head from taking hold.
'Coral might not be okay—or she might be seeing more clearly than anyone.
'Bold, dark and sensuous, Little Plum is the stunning follow-up to the award-winning debut Cherry Beach. With skill and sensitivity, Laura McPhee-Browne takes us inside the mind of an expectant mother.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For all those who mother
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Embodied Motherhood in Little Plum
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , May 2023;
— Review of Little Plum 2023 single work novel'When reading books on motherhood, it’s difficult not to connect them to your own experiences. Laura McPhee-Browne’s Little Plum demonstrates the power of fiction to slice open the quotidian to reveal the viscera of what it means to bear children.' (Introduction)
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Pregnant Pause in a Second Outing
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 March 2023; (p. 17)
— Review of Little Plum 2023 single work novel'In popular music a common trope is the “difficult second album”. An act may have honed their songs for a debut, with less time for the equally important follow-up. It applies to literature as well, where novelty has its charms, less so more of the same.'
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Mysteries and Motivations
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 451 2023; (p. 30-31)
— Review of Marshmallow 2022 single work novel ; Higher Education 2023 single work novel ; Little Plum 2023 single work novel -
Little Plum by Laura McPhee-Browne Review – the Taboos of Motherhood
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 3 February 2023;
— Review of Little Plum 2023 single work novel'In her compassionate second novel, McPhee-Browne deftly articulates the experience of becoming a parent'
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Little Plum by Laura McPhee-Browne Review – the Taboos of Motherhood
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 3 February 2023;
— Review of Little Plum 2023 single work novel'In her compassionate second novel, McPhee-Browne deftly articulates the experience of becoming a parent'
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Mysteries and Motivations
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 451 2023; (p. 30-31)
— Review of Marshmallow 2022 single work novel ; Higher Education 2023 single work novel ; Little Plum 2023 single work novel -
Pregnant Pause in a Second Outing
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 March 2023; (p. 17)
— Review of Little Plum 2023 single work novel'In popular music a common trope is the “difficult second album”. An act may have honed their songs for a debut, with less time for the equally important follow-up. It applies to literature as well, where novelty has its charms, less so more of the same.'
-
Embodied Motherhood in Little Plum
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , May 2023;
— Review of Little Plum 2023 single work novel'When reading books on motherhood, it’s difficult not to connect them to your own experiences. Laura McPhee-Browne’s Little Plum demonstrates the power of fiction to slice open the quotidian to reveal the viscera of what it means to bear children.' (Introduction)
