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Caroline Lurie Caroline Lurie i(A30890 works by)
Born: Established:
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1973
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1 Inaugural Elizabeth Jolley Conference : Reading and Writing Romance in the 21st Century: Opening Address Caroline Lurie , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Popular Culture , September vol. 3 no. 3 2014; (p. 375-378)
1 Letter Home : Of Festivals and Forts: Galle 2008 Caroline Lurie , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Author , April vol. 40 no. 1 2008; (p. 34)
1 Elizabeth Jolley Caroline Lurie , 2007 single work obituary (for Elizabeth Jolley )
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 290 2007; (p. 16)
1 9 y separately published work icon Learning to Dance : Elizabeth Jolley : Her Life and Work Elizabeth Jolley , Caroline Lurie (editor), Camberwell : Viking , 2006 Z1259041 2006 selected work short story essay poetry autobiography extract prose

'Elizabeth Jolley is one of Australia's most significant and best-loved writers, delighting readers with her acute observation of the world, her wicked humour, her compassion and her honesty. Learning to Dance brings together some of her most poignant short stories, essays and poems, and includes two formerly unpublished pieces. The recurring themes of her life and work are evident here: the complex relationships within families; homesickness and exile; intense love between women; the healing power of the land; the inevitability of loneliness; and the fragile nature of happiness.

'Together, these writings form something close to an autobiography. Above all, they are a celebration of Elizabeth's rich life and work.' (Publication summary)
1 The Mighty Pen Caroline Lurie , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , April no. 146 2005; (p. 28)
1 Festival, Inc. Caroline Lurie , 2004 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Author , August vol. 36 no. 2 2004; (p. 8-12) Lurie discusses the changing significance of literary festivals which, she argues, have become so fashionable in Australia that they are a tourist attraction in many small towns. Unlike twenty years ago, the writers' festival today 'is a supersized, big-business blockbuster affair, with spunkier writers, sexier topics and a crowd who will have a latte with that. It's great for books and great for publishing, but has it lost its soul?'
1 Books in Brief Caroline Lurie , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , April vol. 3 no. 3 1998; (p. 28)
— Review of Closed for Winter Georgia Blain , 1998 single work novel
1 Dialogue of Fathers and Daughters Caroline Lurie , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 190 1997; (p. 19-20)
— Review of Daughters and Fathers 1997 anthology prose biography
1 Like Lambs to the Slaughter Caroline Lurie , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 193 1997; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Lambs of God Marele Day , 1997 single work novel
1 The Long Farewell Caroline Lurie , 1993 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 2 October 1993; (p. 8)
1 Forecasts Caroline Lurie , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , February vol. 72 no. 1034 1993; (p. 35-36)
— Review of Before and After Rosellen Brown , 1993 single work novel
1 Forecasts Caroline Lurie , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , November-December vol. 73 no. 1043 1993; (p. 33)
— Review of The Tenants Peter Cowan , 1994 single work novel
1 21 y separately published work icon Central Mischief : Elizabeth Jolley on Writing, Her Past and Herself Elizabeth Jolley , Caroline Lurie (editor), Ringwood : Viking , 1992 Z314003 1992 selected work prose
1 The Literary Agent's Lament i "So write about your life, they said,", Caroline Lurie , 1990 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: Fully Booked : Supplement to Australian Book Review , September 1990; (p. 2)
1 On Being a Literary Agent Caroline Lurie , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 102 1988; (p. 24-25)
1 Literary Agents : Who Needs Them? Caroline Lurie , 1986 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 80 1986; (p. 7-9)
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