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Janet's a TV weather presenter. Sometimes she'll admit to liking the adrenalin and modest celebrity of the nightly news ... But now the weather seems to be invading her home. Her young son, Harry, is increasingly terrified by storms ... and her husband complains that their marriage is slowly drying up. Roy is scared of the weather, too. An acclaimed sculptor and father of Janet's oldest friend, he is working on the biggest commission of his life. When he feels the first splinterings of dementia he knows the creation will be his last. - Back cover
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Dedication: To my mother, Alison, who never grew old.
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia:
Type of disability Autism, dementia. Type of character Primary and secondary. Point of view Third person (alternating POVs).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille and sound recording.
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The Year's Work in Fiction
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 52 no. 2007; (p. 187-199)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2006 2006 anthology short story extract ; Love Without Hope 2007 single work novel ; India Vik 2006 selected work short story ; Glass 2006 selected work short story ; The Unknown Terrorist 2006 single work novel ; The Unexpected Elements of Love 2006 single work novel ; Nights in the Asylum 2007 single work novel ; The American Brother 2007 single work novel ; Sorry 2007 single work novel ; Swallow the Air 2003 selected work short story ; The Gospel of Gods and Crocodiles 2007 single work novel ; Careless 2006 single work novel ; Feather Man 2007 single work novel ; Carpentaria 2006 single work novel -
Histories of the Present
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 187 2007; (p. 81-85)
— Review of The Unknown Terrorist 2006 single work novel ; Dreams of Speaking 2006 single work novel ; Underground 2006 single work novel ; The Unexpected Elements of Love 2006 single work novel -
From Journalism to Fiction - How Different Is It?
2007
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prose
— Appears in: The Sydney Papers , Summer vol. 19 no. 1 2007; (p. 34-42) -
Truly? Madly? Deeply?
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , April vol. 66 no. 1 2007; (p. 19-26)
— Review of Love Without Hope 2007 single work novel ; The Unexpected Elements of Love 2006 single work novel -
Books Fiction
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 - 27 August 2006; (p. 26)
— Review of The Unexpected Elements of Love 2006 single work novel
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Untitled
2006
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review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , July vol. 86 no. 1 2006; (p. 51)
— Review of The Unexpected Elements of Love 2006 single work novel -
A World of Worries
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 July 2006; (p. 10)
— Review of The Unexpected Elements of Love 2006 single work novel -
Rumbles of Uncertainty but No Spark
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 August 2006; (p. 35)
— Review of The Unexpected Elements of Love 2006 single work novel -
Partnering and Parenting
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12-13 August 2006; (p. 13)
— Review of The Unexpected Elements of Love 2006 single work novel ; The Island of Four Rivers 2006 single work novel -
The Female Unique
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 August vol. 124 no. 6535 2006; (p. 66-67)
— Review of The Unexpected Elements of Love 2006 single work novel ; Cleanskin 2006 single work novel ; Border Street 2006 single work novel -
Dreams to Novel Ways
2006
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column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 July 2006; (p. 4-5) -
Dispatches from the Reviewing Front...
2006
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column
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , September vol. 1 no. 1 2006; (p. 30) Using reviews of Paul Barry's Spun Out and Kate Legge's The Unexpected Elements of Love, Matchett comments on the effectiveness of reviewers. He concludes that 'the best reviewers do not play to their prejudices, nor do they pander to their pals. They do not just summarise or sermonise and while they should always strive to be polite, they certainly do not confine their comments to the genteel.' -
From Journalism to Fiction - How Different Is It?
2007
single work
prose
— Appears in: The Sydney Papers , Summer vol. 19 no. 1 2007; (p. 34-42)
Awards
- 2007 longlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
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Settings:
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,
- Darwin, Darwin area, Northern Territory,
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