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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Learning to Dance : Elizabeth Jolley : Her Life and Work
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'Elizabeth Jolley is one of Australia's most significant and best-loved writers, delighting readers with her acute observation of the world, her wicked humour, her compassion and her honesty. Learning to Dance brings together some of her most poignant short stories, essays and poems, and includes two formerly unpublished pieces. The recurring themes of her life and work are evident here: the complex relationships within families; homesickness and exile; intense love between women; the healing power of the land; the inevitability of loneliness; and the fragile nature of happiness.

'Together, these writings form something close to an autobiography. Above all, they are a celebration of Elizabeth's rich life and work.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Epigraph: True ease in writing comes from art, not chance,
    As those move easiest who have learned to dance.
    (An Essay on Criticism, Alexander Pope)

  • Publisher's note: Learning to Dance brings together some of [Jolley's] most poignant short stories, essays and poems, and includes two formerly unpublished pieces.'

Contents

* Contents derived from the Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:Viking , 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Scattered Catalogue of Consolation, Elizabeth Jolley , single work autobiography (p. 17-53)
Sisters My Sister Dancing, Elizabeth Jolley , single work autobiography (p. 55-71)
Note: With title: Sisters
A Summer to Remember Outlines and Shadings, Elizabeth Jolley , single work prose biography (p. 73-77)
Note: With title: A Summer to Remember
The Silent Night of Snowfall : Tales of Christmas Past, Elizabeth Jolley , single work biography (p. 79-86)
One Christmas Knitting, Elizabeth Jolley , single work short story (p. 87-99)
Paper Children, Elizabeth Jolley , single work short story (p. 101-121)
The Bathroom Dance, Elizabeth Jolley , single work short story (p. 123-138)
Black Country Farm, Elizabeth Jolley , single work autobiography (p. 139-147)
Motherhood, Elizabeth Jolley , single work prose (p. 149-156)
Fairfields Frederick the Great Returns to Fairfields, Elizabeth Jolley , single work short story (p. 157-176)
Note: With title: Fairfields
A Small Fragment of the Earth Life's Colors Shimmer in Western Heat, Elizabeth Jolley , single work autobiography (p. 177-184)
Note: With title: A Small Fragment of the Earth.
Orchard : The Landi"Sun stroked slopes", Elizabeth Jolley , single work poetry (p. 185)
The Pelican, Elizabeth Jolley , single work short story (p. 187-190)
At the River, Elizabeth Jolley , single work short story (p. 191-206)
A Tender Worshipi"When you came here", Elizabeth Jolley , single work poetry (p. 207)
Pear Tree Dance, Elizabeth Jolley , single work short story (p. 209-218)
Orchard : Pear Tree Dancei"All day the sun wrapped colour", Elizabeth Jolley , single work poetry (p. 219)
Only Connect!, Elizabeth Jolley , single work prose (p. 221-224)
Good Seasoni"It's like a quartet, the four seasons", Elizabeth Jolley , single work poetry (p. 225)
Bad Seasoni"My feckless neighbour fired", Elizabeth Jolley , single work poetry (p. 227)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking , 2006 .
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      Extent: 309p.
      Note/s:
      • Selected and introduced by Caroline Lurie.
      • Includes bibliographical references: p.[307-309].
      ISBN: 0670029742

Other Formats

Works about this Work

A Jolley Good Show John Clare , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 17 August 2008; (p. 11)

— Review of Learning to Dance : Elizabeth Jolley : Her Life and Work Elizabeth Jolley , 2006 selected work short story essay poetry autobiography extract prose
No Place to Hide from the All-Seeing Eye Dorothy Johnston , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 July 2008; (p. 37)

— Review of Learning to Dance : Elizabeth Jolley : Her Life and Work Elizabeth Jolley , 2006 selected work short story essay poetry autobiography extract prose
Promise of a Secret Life N. A. Bourke , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22 - 23 April 2006; (p. 25)

— Review of Learning to Dance : Elizabeth Jolley : Her Life and Work Elizabeth Jolley , 2006 selected work short story essay poetry autobiography extract prose
At the End of the Day Shirley Walker , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 282 2006; (p. 8-9)

— Review of Learning to Dance : Elizabeth Jolley : Her Life and Work Elizabeth Jolley , 2006 selected work short story essay poetry autobiography extract prose
Dancing Through Delights Melinda Harvey , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 May 2006; (p. 14-15)

— Review of Learning to Dance : Elizabeth Jolley : Her Life and Work Elizabeth Jolley , 2006 selected work short story essay poetry autobiography extract prose
Fine Farewell for a Great Leading Lady Diana Simmonds , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 April 2006; (p. 10)

— Review of Learning to Dance : Elizabeth Jolley : Her Life and Work Elizabeth Jolley , 2006 selected work short story essay poetry autobiography extract prose
In Praise of Older Women Peter Pierce , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 14-15 April 2006; (p. 23)

— Review of Learning to Dance : Elizabeth Jolley : Her Life and Work Elizabeth Jolley , 2006 selected work short story essay poetry autobiography extract prose
In Short : Non-Fiction Bruce Elder , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 April 2006; (p. 35)

— Review of A Man of Intelligence : The Life of Captain Theodore Eric Nave, Australian Codebreaker Extraordinary Ian Pfennigwerth , 2006 single work biography ; Learning to Dance : Elizabeth Jolley : Her Life and Work Elizabeth Jolley , 2006 selected work short story essay poetry autobiography extract prose
In the Detail of the Telling Katharine England , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 May 2006; (p. 9)

— Review of Learning to Dance : Elizabeth Jolley : Her Life and Work Elizabeth Jolley , 2006 selected work short story essay poetry autobiography extract prose
Dancing Through Delights Melinda Harvey , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 May 2006; (p. 14-15)

— Review of Learning to Dance : Elizabeth Jolley : Her Life and Work Elizabeth Jolley , 2006 selected work short story essay poetry autobiography extract prose
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