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'The River Wife is a simple and subtle fable of love. It tells the story of the river wife - part human, part fish - whose duty is to tend the river, but instead falls in love with a man. Tender and melancholy, it speaks of desire and love, mothers and daughters, kinship and care, duty and sacrifice, water and wisdom. There is a great sternness and sadness here, coupled with gentleness.
'A love story, an environmental fable, a retelling of the Orpheus myth, The River Wife is grave, tender and otherworldly - a true original.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication: For Isabelle Ocean
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
- Braille.
Works about this Work
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The Enduring Allure of Fable
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 September 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of The Sea Bed 2009 single work novel ; The River Wife 2009 single work novel -
Remote Control
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , September vol. 4 no. 8 2009; (p. 22)
— Review of After the Fire, a Still Small Voice 2009 single work novel ; The World Beneath 2009 single work novel ; The River Wife 2009 single work novel ; The Diamond Anchor 2009 single work novel -
[Review] The River Wife
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , July vol. 88 no. 9 2009; (p. 37)
— Review of The River Wife 2009 single work novel -
Into the Heart of a Landscape
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 August 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of The River Wife 2009 single work novel -
Cool and Luscious Fable of Love
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 August 2009; (p. 12)
— Review of The River Wife 2009 single work novel
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Well Read
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 June 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of The River Wife 2009 single work novel -
Fiction Books
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 18 - 19 July 2009; (p. 22)
— Review of The River Wife 2009 single work novel -
Cool and Luscious Fable of Love
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 August 2009; (p. 12)
— Review of The River Wife 2009 single work novel -
Into the Heart of a Landscape
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 August 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of The River Wife 2009 single work novel -
[Review] The River Wife
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , July vol. 88 no. 9 2009; (p. 37)
— Review of The River Wife 2009 single work novel
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