AustLit
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.
Latest Issues
Notes
-
Dedication: For my grandfather, Bob (1906-1983) and my grandmother , Lucy (1905-1976), with love and respect.
-
Epigraph: Axe-fall, echo and silence. It will be centuries / before many men are truly at home in this country,/ and yet, there have always been some, in each generation, / there have always been some who could live in the presence of silence. (Les Murray, Noonday Axeman)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
Romance Turns Sour Along with the Plot
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 18 September 2005; (p. 77)
— Review of Sandstone 2005 single work novel -
Building on Sand or Stone
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 274 2005; (p. 58-59)
— Review of Black Diamonds and Dust 2005 single work novel ; Sandstone 2005 single work novel -
Other Voices
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 August 2005; (p. 13)
— Review of Sandstone 2005 single work novel ; Lethal Metal 2005 single work novel ; Noble Sindhu Horses 2005 single work novel -
The Secret Life of OZ
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23 August vol. 123 no. 6484 2005; (p. 68-69)
— Review of Sandstone 2005 single work novel ; Road Story 2004 single work novel ; Behind the Moon 2005 single work novel ; The Grave at Thu Le 2005 single work novel ; Fivestar 2005 single work novel ; Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living 2003 single work novel -
Take Three
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 7 August 2005; (p. 14)
— Review of Sandstone 2005 single work novel
-
Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 2 July 2005; (p. 5)
— Review of The Grave at Thu Le 2005 single work novel ; Sandstone 2005 single work novel -
The Inside Story of Quiet Lives
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2-3 July 2005; (p. 23)
— Review of Sandstone 2005 single work novel -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , June vol. 84 no. 11 2005; (p. 28)
— Review of Sandstone 2005 single work novel -
Take Three
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 7 August 2005; (p. 14)
— Review of Sandstone 2005 single work novel -
The Secret Life of OZ
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23 August vol. 123 no. 6484 2005; (p. 68-69)
— Review of Sandstone 2005 single work novel ; Road Story 2004 single work novel ; Behind the Moon 2005 single work novel ; The Grave at Thu Le 2005 single work novel ; Fivestar 2005 single work novel ; Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living 2003 single work novel
Awards
- 2006 shortlisted South East Asia and South Pacific Region — Best Book
Last amended 31 Jan 2006 09:57:50
Subjects:
- ca. 1930-1955
Settings:
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- New South Wales,
- Coast,
Export this record