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2 y separately published work icon Inappropriation Lexi Freiman , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2018 13967581 2018 single work novel

'Ziggy Klein (named after the gender-bending icon David Bowie) has a lot on her mind. It's confusing for any girl living in a culture where the opposition leader might pinch the female Prime Minister's bum; where your mum might demand your dad tie her up but stay connected to his heart chakra; where girls at your school assembly perform racy dance routines to the theme song from Schindler's List, and your best friends seek fame as feminists with perfect asses.

'Fifteen-year-old Ziggy is dealing with her late-blooming, yet burgeoning sexuality and, simultaneously, dawning adulthood. But do not be mistaken—this is no ordinary coming-of-age story. It's literary satire at its most dexterous, capturing and commenting on many elements of the zeitgeist-intersectional feminism, technology's effects on teen culture, gender and sexual politics, race, and political correctness—with the one-two punch of Ziggy's teenaged perspective and Lexi Freiman's sharp wit.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
3 y separately published work icon The Carpet Wars Christopher Kremmer , London : HarperCollins Australia , 2002 Z1066354 2002 single work prose travel 'A travel memoir, The Carpet Wars offers a personal, vivid, and revealing look at Islam's human face, wracked by turmoil but sustained by friendship, industry, and humor. It is also a historical snapshot of countries at the center of global confrontation that exploded onto the homefront on September 11, 2001.' [book cover]
3 7 y separately published work icon The Breadmaker's Carnival Andrew Lindsay , St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 1998 Z386212 1998 single work novel humour 'Gianni Terremoto is a baker. He is on a quest to bake his way into history. Gianni's lover's breasts have become the baker's mental mould for his rolls and sourdoughs and his daughter Francesca is about to become enshrined as the new local saint, their carnival martyr. In the year in question Good Friday and April Fool's Day coincide. Gianni, born an April Fool, decides to bake a hot cross bun the like of which there's never been. The ensuing hallucinations and food poisoning derail the entire town.' (Publication summary)
1 18 y separately published work icon Swallowing Clouds Lillian Ng , Ringwood : Penguin , 1997 Z32430 1997 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Travelling Alone and Other Stories Nancy Sawer , Guerilla Bay : Ecco Press , 1998 Z1388226 1998 selected work short story
3 2 y separately published work icon The Villa Marini : A Novel Gloria Montero , Moorebank : Black Swan , 1997 Z468175 1997 single work novel historical fiction From Cuba to the sugar cane fields of North Queensland, Australia, came Mariano Grau - 'Big Cuba' - with dreams as immense as the wilderness before him. His silent young daughter, Marini, was at his side. Determined to start fresh in this untamed world and 'build an empire that will depend only on him,' Big Cuba shares his ambitions with his attentive child, hypnotizing her with almost mythical tales of his fettered past, his lost family home in Spain, and his mysterious and absent wife in Cuba. Upon his death, Big Cuba's aspirations are not fully realized, and the teenaged Marini inherits her father's modest plantation - and his incredible dreams. Compelling, enigmatic, and willful, Marini blossoms into a woman the Australian farmers cannot fathom. Battling prejudice, a loveless marriage, and Australia's harsh natural elements, Marini pours her energy into building the plantation and moulding a perfect life for her son. She single-handedly takes control and conquers a farm labourers' strike and then succeeds with a booming business and a spectacular 'magical house'. But tragically, when Marini begins a passionate affair with her husband's brother, the miracle begins to crumble. Marini learns too late that in the heart of self-willed creation lies the seed of destruction. (Source: Libraries Australia).
5 21 y separately published work icon Snake Kate Jennings , Port Melbourne : Minerva , 1996 Z250017 1996 single work novel (taught in 3 units)

'My life is about to begin. This is the only thought in Irene’s head on the day she marries a handsome Second World War veteran and becomes a farmer’s wife. But Irene quickly grows restless. Bored to her back teeth, she is scornful of her dutiful husband, heedless of her children. She wants adventure, to experience whatever is on offer: men, travel, culture. As Irene and Rex raise children and crops, the tension between them builds and builds …

'Kate Jennings’s black humour and pared-back prose, at once understated and rich in startling imagery, resonate long after the final unnerving chapter. Set in an irrigation area – barren soil blessed by water – Snake is a modern classic.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon A View of My Own : Essays in Literature and Society Elizabeth Hardwick , New York (City) : 1962 Z816830 1962 selected work prose criticism
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