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'Susan Midalia's second collection of short stories offers us a compelling variety of characters, all of them 'travellers' in search of connection and belonging.
Tourists in Moscow and Vienna confronted by the weight of history. A young student teacher discovering her capacity for compassion. A teenage boy defending his mother's reputation. A brother anguished by his sister's illness. An ageing widow infatuated with a troubled young man. Conflicts between the silent burdens of the past and the drama of everyday lives. Written with eloquence, grace and emotional generosity, these stories seek understanding rather than judgement, inviting us to reflect on the unspoken longings and regrets that make up who we are.' (Publisher's blurb)
Tourists in Moscow and Vienna confronted by the weight of history. A young student teacher discovering her capacity for compassion. A teenage boy defending his mother's reputation. A brother anguished by his sister's illness. An ageing widow infatuated with a troubled young man. Conflicts between the silent burdens of the past and the drama of everyday lives. Written with eloquence, grace and emotional generosity, these stories seek understanding rather than judgement, inviting us to reflect on the unspoken longings and regrets that make up who we are.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Book launch on Thursday 15th November 2012 by Associate Professor Delys Bird at the Sugar Gum Room, University of Western Australia, WA Claremont Campus, First Floor, Building 1, Cnr Goldsworthy and Princess Roads, Claremont.
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Dedication:
To my brother
Tibor Kobulniczky
(1948-2011)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 January 2013; (p. 33)
— Review of An Unknown Sky : And Other Stories 2012 selected work short story ; The Kelly Gang Unmasked 2012 single work biography ; Great Anzac Stories : The Men and Women Who Created the Digger Legend 2013 selected work biography -
Untitled
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 January 2013; (p. 32)
— Review of An Unknown Sky : And Other Stories 2012 selected work short story -
The Idea of Place : Reading for the Pleasure and the Workings of Power
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 47 no. 3 2012; (p. 44-51) -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2012 - January 2013 no. 347 2012; (p. 67)
— Review of An Unknown Sky : And Other Stories 2012 selected work short story
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Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2012 - January 2013 no. 347 2012; (p. 67)
— Review of An Unknown Sky : And Other Stories 2012 selected work short story -
Untitled
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 January 2013; (p. 32)
— Review of An Unknown Sky : And Other Stories 2012 selected work short story -
Untitled
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 January 2013; (p. 33)
— Review of An Unknown Sky : And Other Stories 2012 selected work short story ; The Kelly Gang Unmasked 2012 single work biography ; Great Anzac Stories : The Men and Women Who Created the Digger Legend 2013 selected work biography -
The Idea of Place : Reading for the Pleasure and the Workings of Power
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 47 no. 3 2012; (p. 44-51)
Awards
- 2013 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards — University of Southern Queensland Australian Short Story Collection – Steele Rudd Award
- 2013 longlisted
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