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'In the early Seventies Paul Wilson took a group of musicians to Central Western Queensland for the "Ball Season". For more than a year this group criss-crossed the region, playing in half horse towns where life exists only during balls and picnic race meetings, where eccentricity is the norm, where extremes of violence and chauvinism are taken for granted , and where a band could collect massive amounts of money by "taking around the hat" after midnight. This is where he met many of the characters who grace Once a Perfect Woman' -- cover description.
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Dedication: For Tania, Oliver, Ashleigh and the unforgettable people of Flinders Street. Or was that Mitchell Street?
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Unlikely Tale Full of Fascination
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 12 December 1992; (p. 44)
— Review of Once a Perfect Woman 1992 single work novel -
Tourist Trauma
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 October 1992; (p. 44)
— Review of Once a Perfect Woman 1992 single work novel ; Crimes of Neglect 1992 single work novel ; The Edge of Bali 1992 single work novel ; Springfield 1992 single work novel -
The Pitfalls of Popular Psychology
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 September 1992; (p. C8)
— Review of Once a Perfect Woman 1992 single work novel -
Forecasts
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , June vol. 71 no. 1027 1992; (p. 65)
— Review of Once a Perfect Woman 1992 single work novel -
The Admen Cometh with Hip, Hype and Hyperbole
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 November 1992; (p. rev 5)
— Review of Whoring 1992 single work novel ; A Cage of Butterflies 1992 single work novel ; Once a Perfect Woman 1992 single work novel
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The Admen Cometh with Hip, Hype and Hyperbole
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 November 1992; (p. rev 5)
— Review of Whoring 1992 single work novel ; A Cage of Butterflies 1992 single work novel ; Once a Perfect Woman 1992 single work novel -
Forecasts
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , June vol. 71 no. 1027 1992; (p. 65)
— Review of Once a Perfect Woman 1992 single work novel -
The Pitfalls of Popular Psychology
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 September 1992; (p. C8)
— Review of Once a Perfect Woman 1992 single work novel -
Tourist Trauma
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 October 1992; (p. 44)
— Review of Once a Perfect Woman 1992 single work novel ; Crimes of Neglect 1992 single work novel ; The Edge of Bali 1992 single work novel ; Springfield 1992 single work novel -
Unlikely Tale Full of Fascination
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 12 December 1992; (p. 44)
— Review of Once a Perfect Woman 1992 single work novel
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