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"For nearly one hundred years Seymour Bazett has been burying 'treasures' in his backyard. His garden is full of the mementoes, keepsakes, trophies, experiences and sufferings that have made up his life. Now there is only one bit of gardening left to do - Seymour is about to bury himself. In digging his grave, however, he has unearthed some of his earlier burials. It is these objects that now conspire to tell the strange stories of how they came to be preserved. ... The Touchstone is peopled with eccentric characters and unlikely happenings tackling the minutiae of life, the grand passions of love and murder and the eternal issues of sex and death." (Book jacket)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Visceral History
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 172 1995; (p. 52-53)
— Review of The Touchstone 1995 single work novel -
The Treasures of a Lifetime
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 June 1995; (p. 22)
— Review of The Touchstone 1995 single work novel -
Blokes and Sex
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12-13 August 1995; (p. rev 8)
— Review of The Lives of the Saints 1995 selected work short story ; The Touchstone 1995 single work novel -
Actually, the Rats Hissed
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 July 1995; (p. 11A)
— Review of Liadhen 1995 single work novel ; And Even the Rats Clapped 1995 single work novel ; The Touchstone 1995 single work novel
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Actually, the Rats Hissed
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 July 1995; (p. 11A)
— Review of Liadhen 1995 single work novel ; And Even the Rats Clapped 1995 single work novel ; The Touchstone 1995 single work novel -
Blokes and Sex
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12-13 August 1995; (p. rev 8)
— Review of The Lives of the Saints 1995 selected work short story ; The Touchstone 1995 single work novel -
The Treasures of a Lifetime
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 June 1995; (p. 22)
— Review of The Touchstone 1995 single work novel -
A Visceral History
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 172 1995; (p. 52-53)
— Review of The Touchstone 1995 single work novel
Awards
- 1996 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
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