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'Jean Harley – wife, mother, lover, dancer – is a shining light in the lives of those who know and love her. But when tragedy strikes, what becomes of the people she leaves behind? Her devoted husband, Stan, is now a single father to their young son, Orion. Her best friends, Neddy and Viv, find their relationship unravelling at the seams. And Charley, the ex-con who caused it all, struggles to reconcile his past crimes with his present mistakes. Life without Jean will take some getting used to, but her indelible imprint remains.
'Jean Harley Was Here is a touching and original exploration of love, relationships, and the ways in which we need each other.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Dedication:
To Deb Martin
Your death cut our friendship short
and yet our friendship still endures.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Book Club [16 May 2017]
Sydney
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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2017
15261737
2017
film/TV
Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Adam Liaw and Di Morrissey to discuss and review the international book The Group and Australian novel, Jean Harley Was Here by Hather Taylor Johnson.
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'Jean Harley Was Here' by Heather Taylor Johnson
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 391 2017; 'There is much to like about a well-executed set of short stories, and this is true of Jean Harley Was Here. While the book presents itself as a novel, it has more in common with Elizabeth Strout’s multi-narrator linked collection Olive Kitteridge (2008). This structural choice gives Heather Taylor Johnson enormous opportunity to explore the many aspects of grief.' (Introduction)
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'Jean Harley Was Here' by Heather Taylor Johnson
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 391 2017; 'There is much to like about a well-executed set of short stories, and this is true of Jean Harley Was Here. While the book presents itself as a novel, it has more in common with Elizabeth Strout’s multi-narrator linked collection Olive Kitteridge (2008). This structural choice gives Heather Taylor Johnson enormous opportunity to explore the many aspects of grief.' (Introduction) -
form
y
The Book Club [16 May 2017]
Sydney
:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
,
2017
15261737
2017
film/TV
Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Adam Liaw and Di Morrissey to discuss and review the international book The Group and Australian novel, Jean Harley Was Here by Hather Taylor Johnson.
Awards
- 2017 shortlisted Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction
