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Catherine Harris Catherine Harris i(A2484 works by)
Born: Established: Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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1 The Biker King of Contract Bridge Catherine Harris , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: Verity La , July 2018;
1 4 y separately published work icon The Family Men Catherine Harris , Collingwood : Black Inc. , 2014 7674988 2014 single work novel

'When you're born into a dynasty of champions, any sin will be forgiven so long as you maintain the winning streak. But what if that's not the life you want?

'Harry's success as a footballer is predestined, the territory that comes with a superstar father, and all the Club asks in return is loyalty and the occasional code of silence. But when his home-town media scrum dredges up an old scandal of his father's, and Harry becomes embroiled in one of his own, he starts to question the reality behind the glittering facade of the trophies he wins and the pretty young things who mob him.

'With piercing insight, The Family Men subverts the usual choices between winning and losing, guilt and innocence, courage and cowardice. Is true honour to be found in forging your own path or staying loyal to your pack?' (Publication summary)
1 Our Breakfast Hostess : or How I Gained 15 Kilos - a Memoir Catherine Harris , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: Idiom 23 , November vol. 21 no. 2011; (p. 62-64)
1 6 y separately published work icon Like Being a Wife Catherine Harris , 2009 North Sydney : Vintage Australia , 2010 Z1613104 2009 selected work short story

'Daisy is married to her job, Shirley de Young is engaged to Jack but would as soon be married to herself, while Joannie has left her husband for a fling with the movie star, Ralph Fiennes. Brad is inspired by the Eureka uprising to break up with his girlfriend, and an unexpected influx of babies - two thousand of them - calls into question the meaning of Jenny's life.

Flitting from Sydney to Melbourne, Canberra to California, this loosely linked collection of stories shines a bright fluorescent light on family, friendships, work, love and loss.' (From the publisher's website.)
2 The Real Thing Catherine Harris , 2009 single work short story
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Spring no. 25 2009; (p. 209-217)
1 Space Catherine Harris , 2008 single work short story
— Appears in: Wet Ink , Autumn no. 10 2008; (p. 15-21)
1 Like Being a Wife Catherine Harris , 2003 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 171 2003; (p. 24-27)
1 Not Like Cherries Catherine Harris , 2002 single work short story
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 89 2002; (p. 59-65)
1 The Safety of Air Travel Catherine Harris , 2001 single work short story
— Appears in: Meanjin : Fine Writing & Provocative Ideas , vol. 60 no. 3 2001; (p. 50-64)
1 Preamble Catherine Harris , 2000 single work short story
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 14 no. 1 2000; (p. 59-61)
1 Hypochondriac Catherine Harris , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Ulitarra , no. 15 1999; (p. 102-106)
1 The Prospector Catherine Harris , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Redoubt , no. 28 1999; (p. 59-63) Imago : New Writing , vol. 12 no. 1 2000; (p. 66-71)
1 The First Ten Minutes are Free Catherine Harris , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 January 1999; (p. 7)
1 What She Thought She Wanted Catherine Harris , 1998 single work short story
— Appears in: New England Review , Summer no. 9 1998-1999; (p. 6-7)
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