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Dedication: For Brigid : Who survived martyrdom - in Ireland at least.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Late Cruising,
single work
short story
(p. 1-78)
Note: Epigraph: Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. Sören Kierkegaard
- Radinsky's Will, single work short story (p. 79-103)
- A Portrait of Adeline Ravoux, or, The Girl in the Blue Dress, single work short story (p. 105-136)
- Leaper, single work short story (p. 137-154)
- Vincenzo's Garden, single work short story (p. 155-186)
- A Meditation for Magda, single work short story (p. 187-212)
- Burnt Offering, single work short story (p. 216-235)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Book Briefs
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 19 November 2005; (p. 8)
— Review of Vincenzo's Garden 2005 selected work short story -
Short Order a Welcome Change
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 June 2005; (p. 4)
— Review of Vincenzo's Garden 2005 selected work short story ; The Essential Bird 2005 selected work short story essay biography prose -
A Brilliant Late Bloomer
2005
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 June 2005; (p. 11-12) -
Australian Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 31 May vol. 123 no. 6472 2005; (p. 69)
— Review of The Singing 2005 single work novel ; Vincenzo's Garden 2005 selected work short story ; The Marsh Birds 2005 single work novel -
The Larger Things in Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 271 2005; (p. 47)
— Review of Vincenzo's Garden 2005 selected work short story
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A Writer Who Grows Bigger and Better
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 April 2005; (p. 13)
— Review of Vincenzo's Garden 2005 selected work short story -
Short and Sweeter
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Artlook , April no. 10 2005; (p. 12-13)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2004 2004 anthology short story ; Vincenzo's Garden 2005 selected work short story ; The AAWP Spiny Babbler Anthology 2004 anthology poetry drama short story -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , March vol. 84 no. 8 2005; (p. 33)
— Review of Vincenzo's Garden 2005 selected work short story -
In Short : Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 April 2005; (p. 30)
— Review of Vincenzo's Garden 2005 selected work short story ; Gallipoli 1981 single work novel -
Worlds Steeped in Colour
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30 April-1 May 2005; (p. R14)
— Review of The Essential Bird 2005 selected work short story essay biography prose ; Vincenzo's Garden 2005 selected work short story -
A Brilliant Late Bloomer
2005
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 June 2005; (p. 11-12)
Awards
- 2012 shortlisted The National Year of Reading 2012 Our Story Collection — Australian Capital Territory
- 2006 winner Australian Capital Territory Book of the Year Award
- 2005 winner Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Arts Queensland Steele Rudd Australian Short Story Award
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