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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Dark Roots
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Notes

  • Dedication: For Louise Thurtell and Peter Bishop, both of whom refuse to believe that the short story is an endangered species.
  • Epigraph: 'There is some secret grief here I need to declare, and my fingers itch for a pencil.'- Barbara Kingsolver.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Carlton North, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Scribe , 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
What Thou and I Did, Till We Loved, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 1-12)
A Pitch Too High for the Human Ear, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 13-22)
Habit, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 23-33)
Flotsam, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 34-45)
Black Ice Cold Snap, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 46-57)
Resize, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 58-64)
The Testosterone Club, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 65-76)
Dark Roots, Cate Kennedy , single work short story
'If he were almost 40 and she 26, there'd be no problem. But it's much harder when it's the other way round.' (Journeys, p.79)
(p. 77-90)
Angel, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 91-97)
Seizure, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 98-111)
The Light of Coincidence, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 112-119)
Soundtrack, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 120-129)
Direct Action, Cate Kennedy , single work short story

'Direct action. You don't want to hear it. You want to make another pot of tea, and wait for the re-run of Star trek: The next generation to come on. Direct action means arguing with punters on the street who try to pull your placards off you, and dancing round the missile base so that the cops can laugh themselves sick before they move in on you. It's something you admire hearing about second-hand, shaking your head at someone else's bruises. It's not something you feel like doing, on a cold winter's night after dinner. Except that you can't stop thinking that right now, after dinner or not, and all through tonight, and tomorrow, twenty-four hours a day, in fact, seven days a week, Barron Papermills, just up the road, are glugging industrial effluent straight into the river.' (introduction)

(p. 130-141)
The Correct Names of Things The Correct Name of Things, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 142-153)
Note: With title: The Correct Names of Things
Wheelbarrow Thief, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 154-164)
Sea Burial, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 165-169)
Kill or Cure, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 170-182)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Carlton North, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Scribe , 2006 .
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      Extent: 192p.
      ISBN: 1920769994
    • Carlton North, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Scribe , 2008 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 192p.
      Reprinted: 26 Sep 2012 Paperback ed.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: November 2008
      ISBN: 9781921372353, 9781922070197 (pbk), 9781921753060 (ebk)

Other Formats

  • Also sound recording.
  • Large print.

Works about this Work

Symbolism with a Punch Line Katy Crane , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 28 no. 1 2014; (p. 242-244)

— Review of Dark Roots Cate Kennedy , 2006 selected work short story
Dark Roots : An Interview with Cate Kennedy Angela Meyer (interviewer), 2008 single work
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 68 no. 2 2008; (p. 157-161)
Crisis Management Maud Newton , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 24 February vol. 113 no. 8 2008; (p. 13)

— Review of Dark Roots Cate Kennedy , 2006 selected work short story
The Fineness of a Few Words James Ley , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , August vol. 2 no. 7 2007; (p. 8-10)

— Review of Every Move You Make David Malouf , 2006 selected work short story ; The End of the World Paddy O'Reilly , 2007 selected work short story ; Dark Roots Cate Kennedy , 2006 selected work short story ; Loyalties Laurie Clancy , 2007 selected work short story
Mulling Over the Minutiae Heidi Maier , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 January 2007; (p. 10)

— Review of Dark Roots Cate Kennedy , 2006 selected work short story ; Diamonds in the Mud and Other Stories Joy Dettman , 2006 selected work short story ; Any Guru Will Do : A Modern Man's Search for Meaning Phil Brown , 2006 single work autobiography
Risky Proximity Delia Falconer , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 284 2006; (p. 50)

— Review of Dark Roots Cate Kennedy , 2006 selected work short story
Charting Fault-Lines Under the Surface of Existence Diane Stubbings , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 September 2006; (p. 12-13)

— Review of Dark Roots Cate Kennedy , 2006 selected work short story
What Shapes a Human Life? Stephanie Bishop , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 September 2006; (p. 34)

— Review of Dark Roots Cate Kennedy , 2006 selected work short story
Reading What Lies Beneath Mandy Sayer , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 October 2006; (p. 25)

— Review of Dark Roots Cate Kennedy , 2006 selected work short story
Sensitive Skins Anne Susskind , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 24 October vol. 124 no. 6543 2006; (p. 70)

— Review of Dark Roots Cate Kennedy , 2006 selected work short story
A Cate with Destiny Jason Steger , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 26 August 2006; (p. 29)
Dark Roots : An Interview with Cate Kennedy Angela Meyer (interviewer), 2008 single work
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 68 no. 2 2008; (p. 157-161)

Awards

2007 highly commended ASAL Awards ALS Gold Medal
2007 shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Arts Queensland Steele Rudd Australian Short Story Award This award was known as the Steele Rudd Australian Short Story Award from 1988-2007.
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