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'In 1803 Thecla, an Irish visionary, artist and needlewoman, was transported to the penal colony at Port Phillip to atone for her heretical ideas about women, politics and religion. Nearly two hundred years later, her descendents, Claire, Theresa, Faith, Grace and Maudie are grappling with life in modern Sorrento, where myth and reality merge on the sea rim; a respectable minister has a secret vice, a Mills & Boon hero is a shifty bludger, a 'prince' washed up on the beach creates sexual mayhem, and the legend of the Holy Grail is about to be revealed as a feminist plot...' Back cover.
Notes
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Epigraph: 'In myth, things lose the memory that they were once made.' Roland Barthes.
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Dedication: To Eileen and Adrian.
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Author's note: This story is written in the spaces left between existing historical texts.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Two-Paced Tale is Somewhat at Sea
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 25 March 1996; (p. 29)
— Review of The Sea People 1995 single work novel -
Feeling the Pulse of History
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 176 1995; (p. 44)
— Review of The Sea People 1995 single work novel -
Romantic Myths Alive in Sorrento
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 29 October 1995; (p. 8)
— Review of The Sea People 1995 single work novel -
Meager Rations for Young Stowaways
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 October 1995; (p. rev 9)
— Review of The Sea People 1995 single work novel -
Quiet Horrors Among the Polished Spoons
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 September 1995; (p. 12A)
— Review of The Sea People 1995 single work novel ; Camille's Bread 1995 single work novel ; The Orchard Thieves 1995 single work novella
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Blood, Sweat and Tears of a Surfboating Championship
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 October 1995; (p. C12)
— Review of Crew 1995 single work novel ; The Underwharf 1995 single work novel ; The Sea People 1995 single work novel -
Untamed and Frankly Shocking
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 October 1995; (p. 6)
— Review of 1988 1995 single work novel ; The Sea People 1995 single work novel -
Quiet Horrors Among the Polished Spoons
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 September 1995; (p. 12A)
— Review of The Sea People 1995 single work novel ; Camille's Bread 1995 single work novel ; The Orchard Thieves 1995 single work novella -
Meager Rations for Young Stowaways
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 October 1995; (p. rev 9)
— Review of The Sea People 1995 single work novel -
Romantic Myths Alive in Sorrento
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 29 October 1995; (p. 8)
— Review of The Sea People 1995 single work novel
Last amended 5 May 2015 13:51:24
Subjects:
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cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
Settings:
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cIreland,cWestern Europe, Europe,
- Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula (Port Phillip Bay), Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne, Victoria,
- 1780s
- 1900-1999
- 1790s
- 1800s
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