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Dedication:
For Sam and Sophie with all my love
Alis Volbitis Propriis
You will fly with your own wings. -
Epigraph:
John Wilkins (one of the founders of the Royal Society and Lord Bishop of Chester) outlined the four ways that a man might fly:
1) with the help of angels;
2) with the help of fowls;
3) with wings fastened to his body; and
4) in a 'flying chariot', meaning presumably a device or vehicle powered by something other than human muscular effort.
Wilkins judged the first three rather improbable, and in this he was largely correct. Birds and angels are strangely unwilling to assist humans in flying, whilst attempts to fasten wings to humans are notoriously dangerous.- Pat Shipman, Taking Wing: Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight
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Epigraph:
Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks?
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom?...Doth the eagle mount
up at thy command?- Job xxxix
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
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- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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What I’m Reading
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2017; -
Winged Words : An Interview with Claire Corbett
2014
single work
interview
— Appears in: Writers in Conversation , February vol. 1 no. 1 2014; 'When We Have Wings by Claire Corbett is an interesting and unusual novel from an Australian writer. Interesting because it is so beautifully written and thoughtful. Unusual because it is set in a future where climate change and genetic engineering have brought great changes – and some people have been given the ability to fly. The reality of what it would mean to fly is powerfully explored through the stories of Zeke, a private detective, and Peri, the flier he has been sent to find. She has run away, taking with her the child that she used to mind for a rich couple – the job that made it possible for this country girl to be given wings. Published by Allen & Unwin in July 2011, When We Have Wings has since been published in the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, and Spain. It is Claire’s first. novel. ' (Author's introduction) -
The Year's Work in Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 57 no. 1 2012; (p. 137-152)
— Review of When We Have Wings 2011 single work novel ; Shooting the Fox 2011 selected work short story ; Sarah Thornhill 2011 single work novel ; The Waterboys 2011 single work novel ; Traitor 2010 single work novel ; Inherited 2011 selected work short story ; The Courier's New Bicycle 2011 single work novel ; That Deadman Dance 2010 single work novel ; The Street Sweeper 2011 single work novel ; Thought Crimes 2011 selected work short story ; Black Glass 2010 single work novel ; The Cook 2011 single work novel ; Wild History 1996 single work poetry ; A Common Loss 2011 single work novel -
Ladies' Man Shortlisted
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 11 March 2012; (p. 7) -
[Review] When We Have Wings
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 25 no. 3 2011; (p. 42)
— Review of When We Have Wings 2011 single work novel
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Human Flights of Fancy
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 July 2011; (p. 25)
— Review of When We Have Wings 2011 single work novel -
[Review] When We Have Wings
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 333 2011; (p. 11)
— Review of When We Have Wings 2011 single work novel -
First Book Lands after Long Flight
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16 - 17 July 2011; (p. 22)
— Review of When We Have Wings 2011 single work novel -
[Review] When We Have Wings
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June vol. 90 no. 9 2011; (p. 28)
— Review of When We Have Wings 2011 single work novel -
Fiction
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 23 July 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of When We Have Wings 2011 single work novel -
Ladies' Man Shortlisted
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 11 March 2012; (p. 7) -
Winged Words : An Interview with Claire Corbett
2014
single work
interview
— Appears in: Writers in Conversation , February vol. 1 no. 1 2014; 'When We Have Wings by Claire Corbett is an interesting and unusual novel from an Australian writer. Interesting because it is so beautifully written and thoughtful. Unusual because it is set in a future where climate change and genetic engineering have brought great changes – and some people have been given the ability to fly. The reality of what it would mean to fly is powerfully explored through the stories of Zeke, a private detective, and Peri, the flier he has been sent to find. She has run away, taking with her the child that she used to mind for a rich couple – the job that made it possible for this country girl to be given wings. Published by Allen & Unwin in July 2011, When We Have Wings has since been published in the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, and Spain. It is Claire’s first. novel. ' (Author's introduction) -
What I’m Reading
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2017;
Awards
- 2012 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best First Novel
- 2012 shortlisted Davitt Award — Best Adult Crime Novel
- 2012 shortlisted Barbara Jefferis Award
- Sydney, New South Wales,