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'A priceless exhibition of the papers of poet Emily Dickinson goes missing on arrival in Sydney. Jock, a lonely single father who loves poems, books and stories of all kinds, starts to follow the newspaper articles about the theft, and finds himself increasingly drawn to the mysterious and brilliant Lola, the curator of the exhibition. Both nursing wounded hearts and damaged lives, slowly they begin to reach out to each other through letters, emails and occasional encounters. When the police start receiving clues from the thief - marked on Sydney road maps - Jock finds himself drawn into the hunt. But in a city with a story on every street corner, can he tell the hints from the red herrings in time to find the exhibition and win Lola's heart? A quirky and engaging novel, The Dickinson Papers is at once a modern love story, a tribute to a great poet and a love letter to the city of Sydney.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Author's note: This is a work of fiction, with some factual basis, Everything about the life and poetry of Emily Dickinson is factual. All the footnotes are factual. Any reported action of a real public figure is factual. All the rest, I've made up.
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All Too Obvious
2007
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review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 288 2007; (p. 32)
— Review of The Dickinson Papers : A Funny and Tender Love Story 2006 single work novel -
Books : The Dickinson Papers
2006
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review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 13 - 19 September no. 604 2006; (p. 32)
— Review of The Dickinson Papers : A Funny and Tender Love Story 2006 single work novel -
Off the Shelf
2006
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review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 November 2006; (p. 32)
— Review of The Dickinson Papers : A Funny and Tender Love Story 2006 single work novel -
This Week's Selections
2006
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review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 30 September 2006; (p. 10)
— Review of The Dickinson Papers : A Funny and Tender Love Story 2006 single work novel -
Duo Step Anew on to Well-Trod Stage
2006
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 September 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of The Dickinson Papers : A Funny and Tender Love Story 2006 single work novel ; The Shifting Fog 2006 single work novel
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In Short : Fiction
2006
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review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29-30 July 2006; (p. 34)
— Review of The Dickinson Papers : A Funny and Tender Love Story 2006 single work novel -
Untitled
2006
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review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , August vol. 86 no. 2 2006; (p. 33)
— Review of The Dickinson Papers : A Funny and Tender Love Story 2006 single work novel -
Duo Step Anew on to Well-Trod Stage
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 September 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of The Dickinson Papers : A Funny and Tender Love Story 2006 single work novel ; The Shifting Fog 2006 single work novel -
This Week's Selections
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 30 September 2006; (p. 10)
— Review of The Dickinson Papers : A Funny and Tender Love Story 2006 single work novel -
Off the Shelf
2006
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review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 November 2006; (p. 32)
— Review of The Dickinson Papers : A Funny and Tender Love Story 2006 single work novel -
The Face : Mark Ragg : Doctor, Journalist, Patient, Novelist
2006
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biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 July 2006; (p. 3)
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