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'A haunting novel of loss and redemption, Watershed tells with great poignancy and ironic insight the story of Eve and her husband Marconi, whose son David disappeared one day in the Murray River. A novel of contemporary Australian life.' (Source: TROVE)
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Notes:
Epigraph: The Murray cod doesn't make sense. Scientifically, it is too large a fish to live in such a small, narrow river. Its survival is still a mystery. Tim Flannery.
Epigraph: It is not in the nature of Australian bush women to take adversity lying down.... Ouyen Raindance.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Healing, Catharsis and Reconciliation : Water as Metaphor in Ghost River
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Le Simplegadi , no. 16 2016; (p. 86-94)This article explores the possibility of intercultural catharsis through literature, metaphorical connections and representations of place in Tony Birch’s Ghost River (2015). Water, rain and essentially the river, symbolise the building of a nation and the repair of Indigenous and non-Indigenous race relations. Aristotle’s theory of catharsis is deconstructed and built upon using Indigenous philosophies and intercultural dialogue to explore ideas about relationship building as a spiritual journey connected to the textual directions of the landscape.
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Parched Romances
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 280 2006; (p. 43-44)
— Review of Watershed 2005 single work novel ; Summer at Mount Hope 2005 single work novel -
Other Voices
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28-29 January 2006; (p. 14)
— Review of Watershed 2005 single work novel ; Limited Recall 2006 single work autobiography ; The Well Mouth 2005 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , Summer no. 1 2005; (p. 55)
— Review of Watershed 2005 single work novel -
Skim
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 22 November vol. 123 no. 6497 2005; (p. 68-69)
— Review of The Wing of Night 2005 single work novel ; Watershed 2005 single work novel ; The True Green of Hope 2005 single work novel
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The Flow that Makes a Classic Modern Tale
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 September 2005; (p. 12)
— Review of Watershed 2005 single work novel -
Skim
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 22 November vol. 123 no. 6497 2005; (p. 68-69)
— Review of The Wing of Night 2005 single work novel ; Watershed 2005 single work novel ; The True Green of Hope 2005 single work novel -
Other Voices
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28-29 January 2006; (p. 14)
— Review of Watershed 2005 single work novel ; Limited Recall 2006 single work autobiography ; The Well Mouth 2005 selected work poetry -
Parched Romances
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 280 2006; (p. 43-44)
— Review of Watershed 2005 single work novel ; Summer at Mount Hope 2005 single work novel -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , Summer no. 1 2005; (p. 55)
— Review of Watershed 2005 single work novel -
Healing, Catharsis and Reconciliation : Water as Metaphor in Ghost River
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Le Simplegadi , no. 16 2016; (p. 86-94)This article explores the possibility of intercultural catharsis through literature, metaphorical connections and representations of place in Tony Birch’s Ghost River (2015). Water, rain and essentially the river, symbolise the building of a nation and the repair of Indigenous and non-Indigenous race relations. Aristotle’s theory of catharsis is deconstructed and built upon using Indigenous philosophies and intercultural dialogue to explore ideas about relationship building as a spiritual journey connected to the textual directions of the landscape.
