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Dedication: For Kathy and Bidda.
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Epigraph: A frog he would a wooing go Hey ho, Says Rloey. A frog he would a wooing go, Whether his mother would let him of no, With a roly-poly, gammon and spinach, Hey ho, says Antony Roley. From a traditional song.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Books : Reviews
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Limelight , December 2003; (p. 56, 61)
— Review of The Boy 2003 single work novel ; A Death in Brazil : A Book of Omissions 2003 single work autobiography -
Borrowed Glamour
2003-2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 257 2003-2004; (p. 52)
— Review of The Boy 2003 single work novel -
Scenes from a Southern Land
2003-2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 December - 13 January vol. 121 no. 6403 2003-2004; (p. 136-137)
— Review of Three Dog Night 2003 single work novel ; The Colour of Walls 2003 single work novel ; Homecoming 2003 single work novel ; The Touch 2003 single work novel ; A Few Short Notes on Tropical Butterflies 2003 selected work short story ; Scarecrow 2003 single work novel ; The Secret Cure 2003 single work novel ; The Boy 2003 single work novel -
Into the Jaws of Misery
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 22 November 2003; (p. 13)
— Review of The Slapping Man 2003 single work novel ; The Boy 2003 single work novel -
Pleasure as Well as Disappointment Here
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 November 2003; (p. 4a)
— Review of The Boy 2003 single work novel ; The Lambing Flat 2003 single work novel
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In Short : Fiction
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11-12 October 2003; (p. 19)
— Review of Sushi Central 2003 single work novel ; Love Begins with an A 2003 single work novel ; The Boy 2003 single work novel -
About a Boy
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 October 2003; (p. 3)
— Review of The Boy 2003 single work novel -
Nothing But the Boy
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 October 2003; (p. 5)
— Review of The Boy 2003 single work novel -
Ageing Diva and Toy Boy Do It in the Road
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 November 2003; (p. 8-9)
— Review of The Boy 2003 single work novel -
Pleasure as Well as Disappointment Here
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 November 2003; (p. 4a)
— Review of The Boy 2003 single work novel ; The Lambing Flat 2003 single work novel -
Lascivious But Oh, So Luscious
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 15 November 2003; (p. 3)
Awards
- 2004 shortlisted The Age Book of the Year Award — Fiction
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