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'This work tells of a Jewish family in Melbourne and its company of friends, and explores issues of conflict and reconciliation, and of memory and forgetting in relation to her protagonists' experiences of the Holocaust.' (The Bibliography of Australasian Judaica 1788-2008, p. 10)
Notes
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A collection of thematically linked short stories.
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Dedication: For David, forever.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 2016 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- It Was After the War, single work short story (p. 1-9)
- Loti Luftman's Daughter, single work short story (p. 10-20)
- An Illness, single work short story (p. 21-27)
- A Drive, single work short story (p. 28-30)
- A Family Portrait, single work short story (p. 31-42)
- What Do You Know About Friends?, single work short story (p. 43-50)
- I Wonder Why She Looks So Happy, single work short story (p. 51-64)
- Every Death, single work short story (p. 65-76)
- The Holiday, single work short story (p. 77-90)
- The Children, single work short story humour (p. 91-103)
- A Mixed Marriage, single work short story (p. 104-112)
- You Will Be Going Back To Your Roots, single work short story (p. 113-120)
- Chopin's Piano, single work short story (p. 121-129)
- Friday is a Good Day for Fish, single work short story (p. 121-129)
- I Heard You Got Another Husband, single work short story (p. 143-150)
- If You Live Long Enough, single work short story (p. 151-162)
- Things Could Be Worse, single work short story (p. 163-176)
- Technical Trouble, single work short story (p. 177-188)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also published in braille and sound recording formats.
Works about this Work
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Lost in Transculturation : Evicted Travellers in Lily Brett's Things Could Be Worse and Anne Michael's Fugitive Pieces
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literature and Aesthetics , June vol. 20 no. 1 2010; (p. 92-107) -
Thing Could Be Forgotten: Women's Remembrances in Lily Brett's Poetry and Fiction
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , Summer vol. 41 no. 4 1996; (p. 56-63) -
Old Ghosts in New Countries : Memory and Renewal in Canadian and Australian Fiction of the Holocaust
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 7 no. 2 1993; (p. 115-122) Includes discussion of Canadian writer Henry Kreisel's The Betrayal. -
It Couldn't Be Better
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Scarp , May no. 22 1993; (p. 67)
— Review of Things Could Be Worse 1999 selected work short story -
Restoring a Damaged Past
1993
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News (Life/Style) , 16 July vol. 59 no. 41 1993; (p. 9)
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Parents and Children : restoring a damaged past
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 2 1992; (p. 87-91)
— Review of Things Could Be Worse 1999 selected work short story ; What God Wants 1991 selected work short story -
Drawing Light Out of the Darkness
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 April 1990; (p. B4)
— Review of Things Could Be Worse 1999 selected work short story ; After the War: Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
The Poetry is Prosaic, But the Prose Rings Poetical
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 5-6 May 1990; (p. 6)
— Review of Things Could Be Worse 1999 selected work short story ; After the War: Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
Lighter Memories for the `Devised Descendants' of the Ghetto
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 May 1990; (p. 9)
— Review of Things Could Be Worse 1999 selected work short story ; After the War: Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
Home to the Familiar
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 119 1990; (p. 9-10)
— Review of Things Could Be Worse 1999 selected work short story ; After the War: Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
Old Ghosts in New Countries : Memory and Renewal in Canadian and Australian Fiction of the Holocaust
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 7 no. 2 1993; (p. 115-122) Includes discussion of Canadian writer Henry Kreisel's The Betrayal. -
Lost in Transculturation : Evicted Travellers in Lily Brett's Things Could Be Worse and Anne Michael's Fugitive Pieces
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literature and Aesthetics , June vol. 20 no. 1 2010; (p. 92-107) -
Thing Could Be Forgotten: Women's Remembrances in Lily Brett's Poetry and Fiction
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , Summer vol. 41 no. 4 1996; (p. 56-63) -
Genealogy and Identity: Excavating the Self in Canadian and Australian Auto/Fictional Writing
1992
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Australian & New Zealand Studies in Canada , June no. 7 1992; (p. 63-79) -
Jewish Writer Keeps Her Wits About Her
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 March 1990; (p. 79)
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