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1 2 y separately published work icon A Simple Death Carolyn Morwood , London : Women's Press , 2001 Z985606 2001 single work novel crime detective thriller

'When the storm dies down after the death of her aunt Jenny and the suicide of her cousin Cate, Marlo attempts to get on with her life. But when she discovers the body of a tramp bludgeoned to death in a local park, her grief emerges raw and fresh. Reluctant to get drawn into the investigation of another death, Marlo finds she has no choice when the police point the finger at her boss and friend of many years, Harold. Perhaps in solving this new mystery, she will at last be able to put her own ghosts to rest.'

Source: fantasticfiction.com (Sighted 02/07/2010)
1 8 y separately published work icon The Fishcastle Elizabeth Stead , London : Women's Press , 2001 Z343958 2000 single work novel The Fishcastle stands proud and high over the seaside village of Proudie bay, where the sea meets the land. It is home to the Hardwicks - Marlin, teller of tales and charmer of snakes and women; his daughter, Jennifer, who keeps house; and his son, Gulliver, perfect in form but flawed in spirit. Creaking with secrets and a menagerie of creatures, the Fishcastle gathers many others into its rambling rooms and garden. One eventful summer under the Fishcastle's roof their lives are changed forever. (Publisher's blurb, back cover).
1 Marlo Shaw Crime Thriller Women's Press (publisher), 1999- series - author novel crime detective thriller
1 7 y separately published work icon Getting Somewhere Jenny Pausacker , London : Women's Press , 1999 Z334562 1995 single work novel young adult It doesn't matter how hard Dinah tries, her twin sister Stacy always seems to be one step ahead of her. But now Stacy has gone off to drama school leaving Dinah on her own at Central Secondary College. And Dinah's finally starting to feel like she's getting somewhere. (Libraries Australia)
1 5 y separately published work icon An Uncertain Death Carolyn Morwood , London : Women's Press , 1999 Z251078 1999 single work novel crime detective thriller

'Caught in a web of complex family ties, Marlo, Melbourne-based professional woman cricketer, is determined to find out if her aunt's death was suicide, or murder.'

Source: Bookseller's website (Sighted 02/07/2010)
1 1 y separately published work icon Brought to Book : Murderous Stories from the Literary World Penny Sumner (editor), London : Women's Press , 1998 Z430443 1998 anthology short story
1 9 y separately published work icon Tasting Salt Stephanie Dowrick , London : Women's Press , 1998 Z416435 1997 single work novel
1 7 y separately published work icon The Blessing File Carolyn Morwood , London : Women's Press , 1998 Z7871 1998 single work novel crime thriller 'Lyn Blessing is perplexed. A young woman comes into her second-hand bookshop at the same time each Friday, leafs through the same volume, and leaves. A man arrives shortly after and does exactly the same. What is going on? Lyn decides to find out. A debut novel set in Melbourne.'
3 28 y separately published work icon Leaning Towards Infinity : How My Mother's Apron Unfolds into My Life Sue Woolfe , London : Women's Press , 1998 Z254353 1996 single work novel This is the story of Frances Monrose, an Australian woman with no formal mathematics training who carried across the world in a suitcase bulging with a friend's balldresses, something no one knew about - the discovery of a new number. It is also the story of Hypatia, her daughter, who is also cursed by mathematics. (Source: Trove)
1 34 y separately published work icon The Orchard Drusilla Modjeska , London : Women's Press , 1997 Z327201 1994 selected work short story (taught in 3 units)
5 41 y separately published work icon The Crocodile Fury Beth Yahp , London : Women's Press , 1996 Z89263 1992 single work novel fantasy 'Set in a convent school on a jungle-covered hill on the outskirts of a Southeast Asian city, The Crocodile Fury follows the fortunes of three generations: the grandmother who was a bonded servant when the convent was a rich man's mansion; the mother who works each day in the convent laundry; and the girl who tells the story.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2 y separately published work icon Crosswords : the 2nd Victoria Cross mystery Penny Sumner , London : Women's Press , 1995 Z1486538 1994 single work novel crime detective
1 23 y separately published work icon Remember the Tarantella Finola Moorhead , London : Women's Press , 1994 Z427318 1987 single work novel 'Remember The Tarantella is a remarkable work. It's learned and frivolous, female not feminine, silly and serious. Written in several strands of narrative, the many characters create a space as if reading were a dance party. Story is not the main objective. Private conversations and thoughts are always within earshot of the rhythm of others, like the stamping of feet and the beat of the music. This is concerto-like poetry; many instruments of different tones assist the reader to know who is who.

The tarantella of the title is the ruse of women who did not want to be burnt as witches. At the reputed bite of the spider, they dance themselves into the sea and disappear. Moorhead's Remember The Tarantella is truly a work of feminist fiction. A delight, to be read again and again, as one would listen to music over and over.' (Spinifex Press blurb)
1 9 y separately published work icon Evolution Annie : And Other Stories Rosaleen Love , London : Women's Press , 1993 Z189013 1993 selected work short story satire science fiction humour A 'superbly ironic collection of ten short stories and one novella. The title story is a pastiche of Roy Lewis's novel The Evolution Man , which provided a male viewpoint of human evolution. Love traces the 'real' story via female intuition and initiatives, although man, as always, claims the credit. Other stories cover topics as diverse as the darkness of Chernobyl and the loss of childhood innocence and wonder in 'Hovering Rock' (Colin Steele, SF Commentary No 77 2001, p.52).
2 y separately published work icon The End of April : A Victoria Cross Mystery Penny Sumner , London : Women's Press , 1993 Z1486512 1992 single work novel crime detective
1 y separately published work icon The Women's Press Book of New Myth and Magic Helen Windrath (editor), London : Women's Press , 1993 Z1122209 1993 anthology short story
2 8 y separately published work icon Tiger Country Penelope Rowe , London : Women's Press , 1992 Z361848 1990 single work novel Set in Sydney in the 1950s this is the story of Matti, an unloved child. She is subjected to the routine sadism of her father's child-raising techniques, and her mother's bitter submission. However, Matti continues to try and win their love. Years later, an adult Matti has to come to terms with her childhood when her desperately ill father calls her to his deathbed.
2 7 y separately published work icon What Are Ya? Jenny Pausacker , London : Women's Press , 1991 Z401936 1987 single work novel young adult
1 y separately published work icon Between Friends Between Friends: A Novel about Women Loving Women, by Gillian E. Hanscombe Gillian Hanscombe , London : Women's Press , 1990 Z979665 1982 single work novel
1 1 y separately published work icon One of the Family : An Australian Autobiography Pearlie McNeill , London : Women's Press , 1989 Z1306401 1989 single work autobiography
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