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Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Something Special, Something Rare : Outstanding Short Stories by Australian Women
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'Drawn from over a decade of Best Australian Stories, this collection presents outstanding short fiction by the country's finest female writers. Including tales of love, family, heartbreak and joy, it showcases the strength and diversity of writing by Australian women. From the dramatic to the hilarious, these stories will enchant, move and delight the reader. (Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2015 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Bushfire, Kate Grenville , single work short story (p. 1-8)
Note: With title: Bushfire
The Meaning of Life, Mandy Sayer , single work short story (p. 9-25)
All That We Know of Dreaming, Penni Russon , single work short story (p. 26-35)
Lebanon, Favel Parrett , single work short story (p. 36-38)
J’aime Rose, Tegan Bennett Daylight , single work short story (p. 39-59)
Any Dog, Sonya Hartnett , single work short story (p. 60-74)
Chinese Affair, Isabelle Li , single work short story (p. 75-84)
One of the Girls, Gillian Essex , single work short story (p. 85-91)
That Vain Word No, Brenda Walker , single work short story (p. 92-95)
La Moustiquaire, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 97-105)
The Movie People, Fiona McFarlane , single work short story (p. 106-112)
The New Dark Age, Joan London , single work short story (p. 113-130)
Forging Friendship, Karen Hitchcock , single work short story (p. 131-143)
Honeymoon, Charlotte Wood , single work short story (p. 144-160)
At the End of the Rainbow Cloud Busting Cloudbursting, Tara June Winch , single work short story (p. 161-165)
Note: With title: Cloud Busting
White Spirit, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 166-177)
Letter to A, Alice Pung , single work short story (p. 178-183)
Flicking the Flint, Anna Krien , single work short story (p. 184-204)
The Intimacy of the Table Kenneth Slessor : The Intimacy of the Table, Delia Falconer , single work short story (p. 205-217)
Note: With title: The Intimacy of the Table
Something Special, Something Rare, Rebekah Clarkson , single work short story (p. 218-236)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Form: audiobook
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Vision Australia , 2015 .
      Extent: 7 hours and 43 min.p.
      Description: 1 computer laser optical disc DAISY 2.02
      Note/s:
        • Narrated by multiple volunteer narrators.
      ISBN: 9781863957298
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Other Formats

  • Large print.
  • Dyslexic edition.
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Works about this Work

Who’s Looking Out for Male Writers? Adam Ford , 2015 single work
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , June 2015;
Review : Something Special, Something Rare 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , April 2015;
— Review of Something Special, Something Rare : Outstanding Short Stories by Australian Women 2015 anthology short story
In Short, Talented Women in Plain Sight Emily Laidlaw , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30-31 May 2015; (p. 22)
— Review of Something Special, Something Rare : Outstanding Short Stories by Australian Women 2015 anthology short story
Something Special, Something Rare Brooke Boland , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , July 2015;
— Review of Something Special, Something Rare : Outstanding Short Stories by Australian Women 2015 anthology short story

'Black Inc's latest anthology is a wonderful selection of short stories by Australian women.'
In Short, Talented Women in Plain Sight Emily Laidlaw , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30-31 May 2015; (p. 22)
— Review of Something Special, Something Rare : Outstanding Short Stories by Australian Women 2015 anthology short story
Review : Something Special, Something Rare 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , April 2015;
— Review of Something Special, Something Rare : Outstanding Short Stories by Australian Women 2015 anthology short story
Something Special, Something Rare Brooke Boland , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , July 2015;
— Review of Something Special, Something Rare : Outstanding Short Stories by Australian Women 2015 anthology short story

'Black Inc's latest anthology is a wonderful selection of short stories by Australian women.'
Who’s Looking Out for Male Writers? Adam Ford , 2015 single work
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , June 2015;
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