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'The loss of a parent is an experience that we all face without any training - relating to a parent through old age and illness; going through the actual death in different circumstances and whether we can help parents to have a good death; the emotional aftermath - shock, grief, relief, the effect on families; funerals, wills and other rituals; clearing out the house and keeping memories alive; recovery and carrying on with life; the longer-term changes in us and our relationship with our parents. Edited by Sydney Morning Herald literary editor, journalist and writer Susan Wyndham, My Mother, My Father is a collection of stories from 14 remarkable Australian writers, sharing what it is to feel loss, and all the experiences and memories that create the image of our parents. Contributors include Helen Garner, David Marr, Tom Keneally, Gerard Windsor, Susan Duncan and Caroline Baum. These stories are intimate, honest, moving, sometimes funny, never sentimental, and always well written.' (Publisher's blurb)
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With an introduction by Susan Wyndham
Contents
- For My Father (1921- 31 December 2010)i"I want to share the bars of every gate", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- Waltzing the Jaguar, single work biography (p. 7-26)
- Independence Days, single work autobiography (p. 27-41)
- Esther Jean, single work autobiography (p. 42-60)
- Luminosity, single work autobiography (p. 61-75)
- The Passage, single work autobiography (p. 94-114)
- A Tale of Two Fathers, single work autobiography (p. 115-132)
- Afterlife, single work autobiography (p. 133-144)
- Scrabble, single work autobiography (p. 145-162)
- Goodbye, Porkpie Hat : 16 Ways to Say Farewell, single work autobiography (p. 163-181)
- Disbelief, single work autobiography (p. 183-200)
- If You Have Tears, single work autobiography (p. 201-215)
- Fred and Joan at the Forum Des Images, single work autobiography (p. 216-229)
- Dreams of Her Real Self, single work autobiography
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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What I’m Reading
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2014; -
Review : My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent
2013
single work
— Appears in: Good Reading , November 2013; (p. 54)
— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry -
[Review] My Mother, My Father
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 November vol. 2 November no. 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry -
Final Exit
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 356 2013;
— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry -
Candid Reflections on Life and Loss Deeply Moving
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 November 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry
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The Grief of Losing Those Who Have Known Us Longest
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 October 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry -
Adult Orphans Tell Moving Stories of Life and Loss
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2-3 November 2013; (p. 28-29)
— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry -
Bearing Witness to a Grown Child's Grief
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 2 November 2013; (p. 25)
— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry -
Candid Reflections on Life and Loss Deeply Moving
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 November 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry -
Final Exit
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 356 2013;
— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry -
Part of You Goes with Them
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 28 September 2013; (p. 12) -
What I’m Reading
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2014;