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Rhyll McMaster Rhyll McMaster i(A3550 works by) (a.k.a. Frances Rhyll McMaster)
Born: Established: 1947 Brisbane, Queensland, ;
Gender: Female
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1 At the Age of Sixty i "The scientist immersed in his cryptic page", Rhyll McMaster , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: ETZ , November no. 6 Nov 2013; (p. 18)
1 Night Ride i "In a lull in traffic", Rhyll McMaster , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2012 2012; (p. 79)
1 9 y separately published work icon Late Night Shopping Rhyll McMaster , Blackheath : Brandl and Schlesinger , 2012 Z1857313 2012 selected work poetry
1 Late Night Shopping i "It is late at night when the Primitives emerge.", Rhyll McMaster , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2011 2011; (p. 112)
1 Wide Isobars Rhyll McMaster , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2011-January 2012 no. 337 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of Forecast : Turbulence Janette Turner Hospital , 2011 selected work short story
1 At the Edge of Chaos i "On one edge of chaos lies rigidity.", Rhyll McMaster , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 70 no. 3 2011; (p. 192)
1 Darwin Fulminates on Hybridism i "'I swear it's hard", Rhyll McMaster , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 31 July 2011; (p. 7)
1 Having It Both Ways Rhyll McMaster , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 332 2011; (p. 58)
— Review of The Secret Fate of Mary Watson Judy Johnson , 2011 single work novel
1 Arachnophobia i "At one stage I was dying.", Rhyll McMaster , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Since 1788 2011; (p. 798-799) The Turnrow Anthology of Contemporary Australian Poetry 2014; (p. 354)
1 My Mother Sleeps After the Square-Dance i "My mother dissembles in sleep", Rhyll McMaster , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: FourW , no. 21 2010; (p. 112)
1 One Fine Day i "One calm summer night", Rhyll McMaster , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2010 2010; (p. 165-166)
1 'Glitz and Rot' Rhyll McMaster , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 326 2010; (p. 62)
— Review of Sydney Delia Falconer , 2010 single work prose
1 Wrong-Footed Trail Rhyll McMaster , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 320 2010; (p. 18)
— Review of The Second-Last Woman in England Maggie Joel , 2010 single work novel
1 In the Inner West i "we live with myriad trees", Rhyll McMaster , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 319 2010; (p. 62) The Best Australian Poems 2010 2010; (p. 164)
1 Not Quite Plus Ca Change i "Walking Glebe's boundaries", Rhyll McMaster , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 July 2009; (p. 27)
1 Letter Home : England, Later... Rhyll McMaster , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Author , April vol. 41 no. 1 2009; (p. 34)
1 Fiction Rhyll McMaster , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 116 2009; (p. 66-68)
— Review of Sweet Tracy Ryan , 2008 single work novel
1 Love and War Laid Bare Rhyll McMaster , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 March 2009; (p. 25) The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 March 2009; (p. 26-27)
— Review of A Most Immoral Woman Linda Jaivin , 2009 single work novel
1 The Best Book You Can Write Rhyll McMaster , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , February no. 176 2008; (p. 7, 12) Rhyll McMaster looks at the assitance that good editors and mentors provide in the writing process.
1 21 y separately published work icon Feather Man Rhyll McMaster , Blackheath : Brandl and Schlesinger , 2007 Z1378828 2007 single work novel 'Set in Brisbane during the stultifying 1950s, and moving to the grubby London of the 1970s, Feather Man is about Sooky, who, ignored by her parents, is encouraged to make herself scarce and visit Lionel, their elderly next dour neighbour. McMaster brings Brisbane to life, depicting a home full of powerful emblems, The Thor washing machine thunders away. A kookaburra is perched on the oven door. Following Sooky from her neglected childhood to womanhood and her entry into the an world, the book combines comedy with emotional intensity. When Sooky's attraction to Redmond leads her to London, her past follows her into the future in a deadly confrontation' (Book jacket, American edition).
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