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Audrey Evans Audrey Evans i(A66065 works by) (a.k.a. Kuloin; Audrey May)
Born: Established: 1933 Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: 25 Dec 2000
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Gungarri
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1 3 y separately published work icon Many Lifetimes : A Memoir Audrey Evans , Milsons Point : Bantam Books , 2006 Z1266205 2006 single work autobiography (taught in 1 units)

'Growing up in Queensland amid alcoholism, poverty and domestic violence, Audrey Evans was told she would never be as good as white people. But after a lifetime of struggle, she was determined to prove everyone wrong, and at the age of 55 she attended university for the first time. There she would not just get a piece of paper but would change her life. Many Lifetimes is Audrey's extraordinary true story and a powerful reminder that it's never too late to change your life.' (Publisher's description)

1 Dingoes Audrey Evans , 1999 extract prose (Many Lifetimes : A Memoir)
— Appears in: Mangrove , 16 June no. 2 1999;
1 The Bridge i "It was September 1957 and I was 23", Audrey Evans , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mangrove , 16 March no. 1 1999;
1 The House Audrey Evans , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Hecate , vol. 25 no. 1 1999; (p. 102-104)
1 The Abortion Audrey Evans , 1998 single work prose
— Appears in: Hecate , vol. 24 no. 1 1998; (p. 169-171)
1 Kevy and Me Audrey Evans , 1998 single work short story
— Appears in: Hecate , vol. 24 no. 1 1998; (p. 165-168) Hibiscus and Ti-Tree : Women in Queensland 2009; (p. 211-214)
A young woman who has been institutionalised for some time and disowned by her family, is thrilled when her older brother arrives on Christmas Eve to take her into his care for twenty-eight days. However, she quickly learns that this will not be so, and she is left to her own devices. Less than twenty-four hours later, she finds herself returned to the institution having experienced an odd, but enjoyable, respite.
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