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'What are the hares getting up to among the sunflowers? Who is paying $6000 for a raincoat? The priest is good, kind, adored, believed - but can the schoolgirl trust him? Who kills his wife and dumps the body in the pool? What if you find your death was listed long ago online?
'With lightness in the telling, with subtle harmonies and rhythms in the sentences, subversive wit, tender observation - these new stories from one of Australia's foremost storytellers explore the mysterious workings of the heart.
'Accompanied by the author's comments on the stories' origins and themes, as well as insights into the creative process, this is the first in Spineless Wonders' new series, FICTION PLUS. A must for lovers of short fiction - for readers and for writers.' (Publication summary)
Contents
- My Hearts Are Your Hearts, single work short story (p. 3-8)
- Back to the Womb, single work short story (p. 9-14)
- Diane's Fiance's Ex-Wife's Brother's Heart, single work short story (p. 15-19)
- From Paradise to Wonderland, single work short story (p. 23-29)
- Highway to Heaven, single work short story (p. 30-37)
- My Beloved is Mine and I Am His, single work short story (p. 38-63)
- Monkey Business, single work short story (p. 64-71)
- Perhaps That Bird Was Wise, single work short story (p. 72-80)
- Where the Honey Meets the Air, single work short story (p. 81-89)
- Waiting to be Seated, single work short story (p. 93-98)
- Hare, single work short story (p. 99-106)
- On the Mountains of the Moon, single work short story (p. 107-111)
- No Through Road, single work short story (p. 112-118)
- Think of Me, single work short story (p. 119-124)
- The Legacy of Rita Marquand, single work short story (p. 125-143)
- Her Voice Was Full of Money - and They Were Careless People, single work short story (p. 144-150)
- The Christmas Tree Plantation, single work short story (p. 151-154)
- Waiting for the Green Man, single work short story (p. 157-167)
- He Painted Cupids on Soup Plates, single work short story (p. 168-176)
- Going to St Ives, single work short story (p. 177-184)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Carmel Bird : 'Flying About the Place'
Rachel Morley
(interviewer),
2015
single work
interview
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , December 2015; -
Graceful Stories Told with the Precision of Poetry
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 November 2015; (p. 31) The Saturday Age , 21-22 November 2015; (p. 25)
— Review of My Hearts Are Your Hearts 2015 selected work short story ; Fair Game : A Tasmanian Memoir 2015 single work essay -
Conjuring
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 375 2015; (p. 56)
— Review of My Hearts Are Your Hearts 2015 selected work short story -
Birds, Butterflies & Beating Hearts
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 29 August 2015; (p. 8-10)
— Review of The Woodpecker Toy Fact 1987 single work short story ; My Hearts Are Your Hearts 2015 selected work short story 'From the time of her childhood, when she was led to believe it was a mythical land, Tasmania has been a "personal obsession"...' -
In the Presence of a Master Writer : Gabrielle Lord Launches ‘My Hearts Are Your Hearts’ by Carmel Bird
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , July – September no. 15 2015;
— Review of My Hearts Are Your Hearts 2015 selected work short story
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Carmel Bird : My Hearts Are Your Hearts
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , July 2015;
— Review of My Hearts Are Your Hearts 2015 selected work short story -
In the Presence of a Master Writer : Gabrielle Lord Launches ‘My Hearts Are Your Hearts’ by Carmel Bird
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , July – September no. 15 2015;
— Review of My Hearts Are Your Hearts 2015 selected work short story -
Birds, Butterflies & Beating Hearts
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 29 August 2015; (p. 8-10)
— Review of The Woodpecker Toy Fact 1987 single work short story ; My Hearts Are Your Hearts 2015 selected work short story 'From the time of her childhood, when she was led to believe it was a mythical land, Tasmania has been a "personal obsession"...' -
Conjuring
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 375 2015; (p. 56)
— Review of My Hearts Are Your Hearts 2015 selected work short story -
Graceful Stories Told with the Precision of Poetry
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 November 2015; (p. 31) The Saturday Age , 21-22 November 2015; (p. 25)
— Review of My Hearts Are Your Hearts 2015 selected work short story ; Fair Game : A Tasmanian Memoir 2015 single work essay -
Carmel Bird : 'Flying About the Place'
Rachel Morley
(interviewer),
2015
single work
interview
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , December 2015;