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'The stories in this enthralling collection find those moments - and places - when life seems to do an about-face. The revelations of intimidating old friends on holiday, an accident on a dark country road, a lottery win and a lesson in the real nature of luck, the sudden arrival of American parachutists in a country town . . . here people are jolted into seeing themselves and their lives from a fresh and often disconcerting perspective.
'Ranging around the world from a remote Pacific island to the tourist haunts of Greece and written with great emotional insight, extraordinary invention and wry humour, each of these stories is as rich and rewarding as literature can be.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For Emma
Contents
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, 2016 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Exotic Animal Medicine, single work short story (p. 1-21)
- Art Appreciation, single work short story (p. 23-52)
- Mycenae, single work short story (p. 53-77)
- Man and Bird, single work short story (p. 79-84)
- Unnecessary Gifts, single work short story (p. 85-103)
- Those Americans Falling from the Sky, single work short story (p. 105-129)
- Rose Bay, single work short story (p. 131-151)
- Violet, Violet, single work short story (p. 153-174)
- The Movie People, single work short story (p. 175-183)
- Cara Mia, single work short story (p. 185-214)
- Buttony, single work short story (p. 215-223)
- Good News for Modern Man, single work short story (p. 225-253)
- The High Places, single work short story (p. 255-275)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Dylan Thomas Prize Goes to Australian 'Genius' Fiona McFarlane
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 11 May 2017; 'Short story collection The High Places, which skips continents, eras and genre, takes £30,000 award.' -
Comfortable With Uncertainty
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 15 May 2016; (p. 16)
— Review of The High Places 2016 selected work short story -
Fiona McFarlane, The High Places
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 29 January 2016;
— Review of The High Places 2016 selected work short story -
House Style
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 2 April 2016; -
Tall Tales and Short Stories
Author Explores the Long and Short
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 19 April 2016; (p. 1, 6) 'Author Fiona McFarlane's opening sentences speak volumes, writes William Yeoman.'
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Fleeing Mabel
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January-February no. 378 2016; (p. 25)
— Review of The High Places 2016 selected work short story -
The People Who Make Ordinariness Odd
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6-7 February 2016; (p. 30) The Age , 6-7 February 2016; (p. 24)
— Review of The High Places 2016 selected work short story -
Roving the Land with a Master Storyteller
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 February 2016; (p. 16)
— Review of The High Places 2016 selected work short story -
Well Read
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 January 2016; (p. 27)
— Review of The High Places 2016 selected work short story ; The Best Australian Stories 2015 2015 anthology short story -
Fiona McFarlane : The High Places
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , March 2016;
— Review of The High Places 2016 selected work short story -
Tall Tales and Short Stories
Author Explores the Long and Short
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 19 April 2016; (p. 1, 6) 'Author Fiona McFarlane's opening sentences speak volumes, writes William Yeoman.' -
House Style
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 2 April 2016; -
Dylan Thomas Prize Goes to Australian 'Genius' Fiona McFarlane
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 11 May 2017; 'Short story collection The High Places, which skips continents, eras and genre, takes £30,000 award.'
Awards
- 2018 winner Kibble Literary Awards — Nita Kibble Literary Award
- 2017 longlisted ASAL Awards — ALS Gold Medal
- 2017 shortlisted The Stella Prize
- 2016 winner Dylan Thomas Prize
- 2016 shortlisted Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction
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