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y separately published work icon Sunshine and Shadow : A Brothers' Story single work   autobiography  
Note: Written by James and Stephen Dacks in collaboration with Larry Writer.
Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 Sunshine and Shadow : A Brothers' Story
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'At the age of 21, James Dack found himself alone and responsible for raising his younger brother Stephen when their loving mother lost a long battle with cancer. Long estranged from their abusive and alcoholic father, the pair were soon homeless and sleeping on the floor of the gym at the local Police Citizens Youth Club.

'This is the powerful story of the brothers' struggle to survive the often brutal culture of the inner-city public housing estates they called home and find their places in the world - James as a real estate millionaire and Steve, after battling alcoholism, as a criminal lawyer - without going far from the neighbourhood that shaped them.

'It's also a story of loyalty, to each other, their heartland Woolloomooloo in Sydney, and most of all, to the memory of their mother whose love was always the compass that ensured they kept their bearings.' (From the publisher's website.)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Murdoch Books , 2010 .
      Extent: 305p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: April 2010.
      ISBN: 9781741964714 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

Boys' Own Backstreet Adventure Nicola Walker , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 July 2010; (p. 36)

— Review of Sunshine and Shadow : A Brothers' Story James Dacks , Stephen Dacks , Larry Writer , 2010 single work autobiography
Intimate Textures Stephen Mansfield , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 322 2010; (p. 25)

— Review of Sunshine and Shadow : A Brothers' Story James Dacks , Stephen Dacks , Larry Writer , 2010 single work autobiography
Books William Yeoman , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 22 May 2010; (p. 28)

— Review of Sunshine and Shadow : A Brothers' Story James Dacks , Stephen Dacks , Larry Writer , 2010 single work autobiography
Non-Fiction Bill Perrett , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 15 May 2010; (p. 24)

— Review of Sunshine and Shadow : A Brothers' Story James Dacks , Stephen Dacks , Larry Writer , 2010 single work autobiography ; Living Memory Andor Schwartz , 2003 single work autobiography
The Little Battlers : A Fight for Survival on the Streets of the 'Loo Damien Murphy , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 April 2010; (p. 4)
Non-Fiction Bill Perrett , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 15 May 2010; (p. 24)

— Review of Sunshine and Shadow : A Brothers' Story James Dacks , Stephen Dacks , Larry Writer , 2010 single work autobiography ; Living Memory Andor Schwartz , 2003 single work autobiography
Books William Yeoman , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 22 May 2010; (p. 28)

— Review of Sunshine and Shadow : A Brothers' Story James Dacks , Stephen Dacks , Larry Writer , 2010 single work autobiography
Intimate Textures Stephen Mansfield , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 322 2010; (p. 25)

— Review of Sunshine and Shadow : A Brothers' Story James Dacks , Stephen Dacks , Larry Writer , 2010 single work autobiography
Boys' Own Backstreet Adventure Nicola Walker , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 July 2010; (p. 36)

— Review of Sunshine and Shadow : A Brothers' Story James Dacks , Stephen Dacks , Larry Writer , 2010 single work autobiography
The Little Battlers : A Fight for Survival on the Streets of the 'Loo Damien Murphy , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 April 2010; (p. 4)
Last amended 30 Nov 2015 16:24:09
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  • Woolloomooloo, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,
  • ca. 1960-2000
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