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Brett D'Arcy Brett D'Arcy i(A33989 works by)
Born: Established: 1963 Perth, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Yellow Sticker Brett D'Arcy , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Thirst , vol. 2 no. 2 2007; (p. 25)
1 Testament To Word of Mouth Brett D'Arcy , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 July 2005; (p. 19)
— Review of Kayang and Me Kim Scott , Hazel Brown , 2005 single work biography
1 Catch of the Day Brett D'Arcy , 2004 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 21 December - 11 January vol. 122 no. 6452 2004-2005; (p. 32-34, 36)
1 Secrets of Love Brett D'Arcy , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 13 December 2003; (p. 16)
— Review of The Secret Cure Sue Woolfe , 2003 single work novel
1 Identity Unveiled on the Dundee Trail Brett D'Arcy , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 November 2003; (p. 14)
— Review of A Lot of Croc Kate Finlayson , 2003 single work novel
1 Life and Death and All That Jazz Brett D'Arcy , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 1 November 2003; (p. 16)
— Review of Old Jazz Mike Williams , 2003 single work novel
1 14 y separately published work icon The Mindless Ferocity of Sharks : A Novel Brett D'Arcy , Milsons Point : Vintage Australia , 2002 Z994026 2002 single work novel

"Eleven year-old Floaty-boy (so named because of his passion for body-surfing and peculiar talent for buoyancy) inhabits a murky, watery world of wagging school and illicit night surfing. He hovers on the edge of things; he is in between – not boy or man – and inhabits liminal spaces: the edge of the ocean when he body-surfs and the edges of a family that seems to be spinning out of control. Vulnerable, Floaty-boy is as prey to his altered dream-like perceptions of the world as he is to the sharks that cruise in the other world of down below. At the centre of Floaty-boy's universe is Adelaide - mother, wife, surfer and breadwinner – who holds not only her own family together but the knockabout Cronies of her larrikin husband, the Old Man. Yet when her eldest son, Eddie, disappears, her family's world threatens to fall apart; her centre may not hold and Floaty-boy has to find a way to cope."

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1 Dreams from a Tandoor Oven Brett D'Arcy , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 30 September 2002; (p. 10)
— Review of Under a Tin-Grey Sari Wayne Ashton , 2002 single work novel
1 Light in Dark Places Brett D'Arcy , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 24 August 2002; (p. 15)
— Review of Skating the Edge Julia Lawrinson , 2002 single work novel
1 When Cultures Collide Brett D'Arcy , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 10 August 2002; (p. 16)
— Review of Feeling the Heat Pat Lowe , 2002 single work novel
1 Master of Illusion with Style to Burn Brett D'Arcy , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 10 November 2001; (p. 7)
— Review of Miles McGinty Tom Gilling , 2001 single work novel
1 Deft and Imaginative Brett D'Arcy , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 14 July 2001; (p. 8)
— Review of Scheherazade : A Tale Anthony O'Neill , 2001 single work novel
1 Slim and Dry, Never Creaky Brett D'Arcy , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 30 December 2000; (p. 8)
— Review of Camouflage Murray Bail , 2000 selected work short story
1 3 y separately published work icon The Book of Lonely Brett D'Arcy , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 1997 Z50952 1997 single work novel
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