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Dale combines true crime (the 1942 death of Dale's grandfather, Harvey Malcolm) with an imagined depiction of his grandfather's life and times.
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Dedication: For Alice and Alys.
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Epigraph: They'll not find him in the hills above the slow fern gully; he's gone to earth like a sunken crek in an unknown valley. - Vivian Smith.
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Epigraph: You may forget, but Let me tell you this: Someone in some future time Will think of us. - Sappho
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Nonfiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 100 2005; (p. 136-139)
— Review of Island and Otherland : Christopher Koch and His Books 2003 single work criticism ; Wild Life 2004 single work novel -
Where's the Tiger
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 267 2004-2005; (p. 66)
— Review of Wild Life 2004 single work novel -
Of Beasts, Perhaps of Many Kinds
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 July 2004; (p. 11)
— Review of Wild Life 2004 single work novel -
Fact of Fiction, Tense Tasmanian Tale is a Ripping Yarn
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 May 2004; (p. 5)
— Review of Wild Life 2004 single work novel -
Diverse Styles in a Steady Stream of Talent
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 May 2004; (p. 4a)
— Review of Malicious Intent 2004 single work novel ; Queen of the Flowers 2004 single work novel ; Wild Life 2004 single work novel
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Seeking the Inner Isolation
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 May 2004; (p. 10)
— Review of Wild Life 2004 single work novel -
Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , April vol. 83 no. 9 2004; (p. 46)
— Review of Wild Life 2004 single work novel -
Diverse Styles in a Steady Stream of Talent
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 May 2004; (p. 4a)
— Review of Malicious Intent 2004 single work novel ; Queen of the Flowers 2004 single work novel ; Wild Life 2004 single work novel -
Fact of Fiction, Tense Tasmanian Tale is a Ripping Yarn
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 May 2004; (p. 5)
— Review of Wild Life 2004 single work novel -
Of Beasts, Perhaps of Many Kinds
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 July 2004; (p. 11)
— Review of Wild Life 2004 single work novel
Awards
- 2005 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best True Crime
Last amended 4 May 2006 11:52:11
Settings:
- Tasmania,
- 1930s
- 1940s
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