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Born: Established: 1954 Pietermaritzburg, Natal (Province), Southern Africa, Africa, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1977
Heritage: South African
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1 9 y separately published work icon Days Like This Alison Stewart , 2010 Camberwell : Penguin , 2011 Z1696629 2010 single work novel young adult science fiction

'She has to escape.

But who else is out there?

And can anyone survive days like this?

'I want to go back to the days when life made sense. The days before our parents became strange; before the warming ate away at all the living things in the world; before The Committee and their Blacktroopers. Before the Wall.

'Lily is a prisoner in her own home. Forced to stay inside by The Committee and guarded by their increasingly distant parents, Lily and her brother Daniel are beginning to ask why. Then, when Daniel disappears just before his seventeenth birthday, Lily knows she is next.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 5 y separately published work icon The Memory Shell Alison Stewart , Sydney : Hodder Headline , 2000 Z455293 2000 single work novel young adult
1 1 y separately published work icon Pineapple Ravioli Alison Stewart , Sydney : Hodder Children's Books , 1999 Z835243 1999 single work children's fiction children's humour
1 4 y separately published work icon Sweetwater Night Alison Stewart , Sydney : Hodder Headline , 1998 Z508471 1998 single work novel thriller young adult
2 2 y separately published work icon The Year the Star Fell Alison Stewart , Sydney : Hodder Headline , 1997 Z833689 1997 single work children's fiction children's

'The summer Cassie turns twelve is the summer that marks a turning point in her friendship with best friend, Lou.

The summer Cassie turns twelve is the summer she loses her best friend...

'Brought together by their love of horses, Cassie and Lou have been best friends ever since they were little girls. But the summer holidays before they start high school mark a turning point in their lives. Can Cassie mend the broken friendship that has always meant so much to her?' (Publication summary)
1 4 y separately published work icon The Wishing Moon Alison Stewart , Milsons Point : Random House , 1994 Z105408 1994 single work novel young adult
1 2 y separately published work icon Pilchards in Tomato Sauce Alison Stewart , New South Wales : Random House Australia , 1993 Z838272 1993 single work children's fiction children's humour
1 Ribs Alison Stewart , 1992 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Hair-Raising : Ten Horror Stories 1992; (p. 1-10) Really Scary Stories for Brave Children 2016;
1 8 y separately published work icon Bitterbloom Alison Stewart , Port Melbourne : Heinemann , 1991 Z569321 1991 single work novel Georgia Beaumont is 24 when she boards a ship for Australia. Behind her is South Africa, the homeland she loves but can no longer endure. Bitterbloom tells the story of the delicate balance between escape and feelings of guilt and loss; of Georgia's shattering relationships with two men who come close to destroying her. In a passionate and often devastating emotional journey, Georgia must come to terms with her past before she can find peace in a new and hostile land. (Publisher's blurb, back cover).
1 Immigrant Alison Stewart , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 46 1991; (p. 46-48)
1 Kate Jennings : Writer Alison Stewart (interviewer), 1988 single work interview biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 October vol. 110 no. 5641 1988; (p. 172-173,175-176)
1 Betrayal and Injustice Alison Stewart (interviewer), 1988 single work interview biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 15 March vol. 110 no. 5611 1988; (p. 42-44,46)
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