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This novel and its sequel Blind Luck (1993) trace the misfortunes of the Partridge family - a drug-addicted musician husband and father, an alcoholic wife and mother and three children.
Notes
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Described in the book as a novel-in-stories, each chapter can be read as a stand-alone piece.
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Dedication: For my very best friend, Yusef
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Sweeping Away the Dirt
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 December 1995; (p. wkd 8)
— Review of Mood Indigo 1990 single work novel ; The Grass Sister 1995 single work novel -
Moody Piece Strikes the Right Chord
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 22 July 1990; (p. 108)
— Review of Mood Indigo 1990 single work novel -
Untitled
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Lesbians on the Loose , August no. 8 1990; (p. 12)
— Review of Mood Indigo 1990 single work novel -
Short Stories Begin to Add Up
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 30 June 1990; (p. 21) -
Post-Colonial PNG Blues
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 August 1990; (p. 22)
— Review of Mood Indigo 1990 single work novel ; A Lease of Summer 1990 single work novel
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Untitled
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Lesbians on the Loose , August no. 8 1990; (p. 12)
— Review of Mood Indigo 1990 single work novel -
Mood Musics of the Spiritual
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28-29 July 1990; (p. rev 6)
— Review of The Kadaitcha Sung 1990 single work novel ; Mood Indigo 1990 single work novel -
Having a Turbulent Time of It
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 August 1990; (p. 9)
— Review of Women Falling Down in the Street 1990 selected work short story ; Dieback 1990 single work novel ; Mood Indigo 1990 single work novel -
Forecasts
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , April vol. 69 no. 1003 1990; (p. 22-23)
— Review of Mood Indigo 1990 single work novel -
Through Rose-Coloured Spectacles
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 122 1990; (p. 36-37)
— Review of Mood Indigo 1990 single work novel -
Short Stories Begin to Add Up
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 30 June 1990; (p. 21)
Awards
Last amended 26 Jul 2017 11:05:59
Subjects:
- Urban,
- Sydney, New South Wales,
Settings:
- 1960s
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