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'Shocking, tender, and grotesque, this darkly humorous novel captures the resilience and confusion of growing up. The Houdinis have grand plans for their family when they move to a dilapidated and isolated farm in the heart of the Australian bush. The mother, famous violist husband, and seven children plan on becoming self-sufficient, allowing creativity to rule and forming the perfect environment to raise a family of musicians, artists, and poets. But as problems arise from both outside and within the house, Ursula Houdini watches her brothers and sisters thrive and then wither under a mixture of love, neglect, and cruelty. In this affectionate and compelling story, Ursula must ultimately decide what she is willing to sacrifice to make her own place in the world.'
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Dedication: For L'hibou and Bodie, Still at large
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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- Large print.
Works about this Work
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The Interview: Eva Sallis
Susan Errington
(interviewer),
2008
single work
interview
— Appears in: Wet Ink , Winter no. 11 2008; (p. 24-26) -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 19 no. 1 2005; (p. 41-42)
— Review of Fire Fire 2004 single work novel -
The Good Neighbour
2005
single work
biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 7 May 2005; (p. 24-26, 30) -
Eva Sallis : Creativity in Literature and Politics
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Kalimat : An International Periodical of English and Arabic Creative Writing , June no. 18 (Arabic) 2004; (p. 31-40) -
Literary Fair
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: Kalimat : An International Periodical of English and Arabic Creative Writing , September no. 19 (English) 2004; (p. 9-15)
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Flames of Fear Ignited
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 July 2004; (p. 9)
— Review of Fire Fire 2004 single work novel -
Stoking the Flames in a Hippy Hinterland
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 July 2004; (p. 3a)
— Review of Fire Fire 2004 single work novel -
Unsettling Journey Along a Strange Fire Trail
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 July 2004; (p. 4)
— Review of Fire Fire 2004 single work novel -
Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Bulletin The , 10 August vol. 122 no. 6433 2004; (p. 65)
— Review of Fire Fire 2004 single work novel -
An Imaginative Game of Unhappy Families
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 August 2004; (p. 10)
— Review of Fire Fire 2004 single work novel -
The Good Neighbour
2005
single work
biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 7 May 2005; (p. 24-26, 30) -
The Interview: Eva Sallis
Susan Errington
(interviewer),
2008
single work
interview
— Appears in: Wet Ink , Winter no. 11 2008; (p. 24-26) -
Literary Fair
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: Kalimat : An International Periodical of English and Arabic Creative Writing , September no. 19 (English) 2004; (p. 9-15) -
Eva Sallis : Creativity in Literature and Politics
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Kalimat : An International Periodical of English and Arabic Creative Writing , June no. 18 (Arabic) 2004; (p. 31-40)
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