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Notes
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Dedication: For Sylvia. And for Ivy.
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Epigraph: So it goes. Kurt Vonnegut.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Real Family, single work short story (p. 11-20)
- Girl on a Swing, single work short story (p. 21-33)
- Territory, single work short story (p. 34-42)
- In Crow, single work short story (p. 43-52)
- The Green Needle, single work short story (p. 53-58)
- Further Away, single work short story (p. 59-68)
- Wedding Suit, single work short story (p. 69-75)
- The Homing Instinct, single work short story (p. 76-85)
- Rising, single work short story (p. 86-94)
- The North, single work short story (p. 95-100)
- The Fish Cycle, single work short story (p. 101-117)
- The Nature of Cats, single work short story (p. 118-128)
- Sweet Birds, single work short story (p. 129-138)
- Vibes, single work short story (p. 139-147)
- The Rain, single work short story (p. 148-152)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Destabilised Domesticity
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 January 1991; (p. 16)
— Review of Homing 1990 selected work short story -
Short Stories Best Read Over Time
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 1 December 1990; (p. 15)
— Review of Homing 1990 selected work short story ; Fineflour 1990 selected work short story ; Stars in Nights to Come and Other Stories 1990 selected work short story -
Obsession More Wearisome than Grand
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 December 1990; (p. rev 6)
— Review of Homing 1990 selected work short story ; The Hour of Disguise 1990 single work novel ; Fineflour 1990 selected work short story -
Unresolve and Outrageous Talent
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 November 1990; (p. 8)
— Review of Homing 1990 selected work short story ; Fineflour 1990 selected work short story -
The Latest in Paperbacks
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 October 1990; (p. wkd 6)
— Review of Homing 1990 selected work short story ; Imago 1989 periodical (36 issues)
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An Easy Pick-Up, of Literary Bent, from the Park
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 December 1990; (p. 49)
— Review of Theatre Daze 1990 single work novel ; Friday's Child 1990 selected work short story ; The Factory 1990 single work novel ; Homing 1990 selected work short story ; Oasis 1990 selected work novella ; Australian Short Stories 1982 periodical (67 issues) -
The Latest in Paperbacks
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 October 1990; (p. wkd 6)
— Review of Homing 1990 selected work short story ; Imago 1989 periodical (36 issues) -
Unresolve and Outrageous Talent
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 November 1990; (p. 8)
— Review of Homing 1990 selected work short story ; Fineflour 1990 selected work short story -
Obsession More Wearisome than Grand
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 December 1990; (p. rev 6)
— Review of Homing 1990 selected work short story ; The Hour of Disguise 1990 single work novel ; Fineflour 1990 selected work short story -
Short Stories Best Read Over Time
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 1 December 1990; (p. 15)
— Review of Homing 1990 selected work short story ; Fineflour 1990 selected work short story ; Stars in Nights to Come and Other Stories 1990 selected work short story
Awards
- 1991 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Fiction
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