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Born: Established: 1974 Glebe, Glebe - Leichhardt - Balmain area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 2011
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1 An Interview with the Author of Enough Blue Sky : The Autobiography of an Unknown Well-Known Playwright single work interview
1 1 y separately published work icon Year of the Queen : The Making of the Hit Musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Jeremy Stanford , Watsons Bay : Wild and Woolley , 2007 Z1411256 2007 single work criticism The star of the hit musical, now playing in Sydney and soon to open in London's West End, recounts the early days of preparation, rehearsals, and finally opening night.
1 y separately published work icon Talk To Me and Other Stories Diana Braun , Watsons Bay : Wild and Woolley , 2005 Z1627572 2005 selected work short story
1 y separately published work icon Distances : Poems and Drawings Franco Paisio , Watsons Bay : Wild and Woolley , 2005 Z1285032 2005 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon After Words Richard Deutch , Watsons Bay : Wild and Woolley , 2005 Z1217034 2005 selected work poetry
1 1 y separately published work icon Spilt Milk : Exposing White Lies Leonard Lotzof , Maureen Nathan , Watsons Bay : Wild and Woolley , 2005 Z1207226 2005 single work autobiography
1 y separately published work icon Stravaganze a Sorpresa : Racconti Fernando Basili , Glebe : Wild and Woolley , 2003 Z1280716 2002 selected work short story
1 y separately published work icon Maps : Poems Rudi Krausmann , Rudi Krausmann (translator), Glebe : Wild and Woolley , 2002 Z1192052 2002 selected work poetry
2 17 y separately published work icon Academia Nuts Michael Wilding , Glebe : Wild and Woolley , 2002 Z984038 2002 single work novel satire humour
1 y separately published work icon Meant To Be Margaret Allen , Indooroopilly : Margaret Allen , 2000 Z1551371 2000 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon The Insignificant Tourist: a novel John Kavallaris , Glebe : Wild and Woolley , 1999 Z1191847 1999 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Poetic Memories from a Different View Beresford Sexton , Griffith : Wild and Woolley , 1998 Z1922208 1998 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon In the Diplomatic : The Apprentice Joe Tennant , Inverloch : Joe Tennant , 1998 Z1499975 1998 single work novel

'David Kerr, dux of his graduation year at the University of Cape Town is the last 'English' (speaking) appointee to the Diplomatic Service. The extremist Afrikaner 'Apartheid' Party has just gained power - and is determined on revenge against their 'English' compatriots for grievances going back to the Anglo/Boer war at the turn of the century.

'He receives an unexpected immediate transfer to the Washington Embassy, and foolishly, rushes into marriage with a local Afrikaner girl, only to be devastated on his wedding night when rejected by his bride of a few hours. With no time to clarify the issue, the couple board a luxury liner for the journey to America. Arriving in Washington, David finds he is engages on two fronts.

'The Afrikaner administrators in Pretoria are resolved to purify the 'Service' of foreign 'English' influence, and obstruct his career at every stage. Incredibly, by his conventional standards, his wife persists in rejecting him, and eventually he finds consolation elsewhere.

'The wars of attrition at home and office continue against a background of the diplomatic privileges and extraterritoriality of Foreign Service life: Washington's glamorous social circle; Presidential receptions at the White House; and the daily Protocol, Consular, Cypher and Administrative duties at the embassy.' (Back cover).

1 y separately published work icon In the Diplomatic : The Tradesman Joe Tennant , Inverloch : Joe Tennant , 1998 Z1499970 1998 single work novel

'David Kerr has successfully survived a test by fire during his Diplomatic 'Apprenticeship' at the Embassy in Washington D.C. Rewarded by promotion to the prized post of Legation Secretary in Athens, his career is firmly on track for further fast advancement. His reception at the Legation in Athens, and the lifestyle it promises is all David had hoped for.

'But during the postings in Greece and subsequently as Consul in the Belgian Congo, Estelle continues to jeopardise her husband's career by her intransigence. David rides out the storms and stays at his post during the civil unrest following the Congo's independence from Belgium, until his Mission is closed on the orders of the new Congolese Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba.' (Back cover)

1 y separately published work icon The Life and Times of Muddleheaded Muggins Jan Merlin , North Manly : Jan Merlin , 1997 Z1882576 1997 selected work short story
1 y separately published work icon Love, the Greatest Gift of All Paul Samrout , Glebe : Wild and Woolley , 1997 Z1417839 1997 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon Spices and Salt : Essays and Short Stories Margaret Allen , Indooroopilly : Margaret Allen , 1996 Z856714 1996 selected work prose drama short story
1 y separately published work icon Locked Ward : thirteen short stories Alfred W. Gaudron , North Narrabeen : Alfred W. Gaudron , 1996 Z798771 1996 single work short story
1 y separately published work icon Another Day : poems Joanne Ryder , Double Bay : Joanne Ryder , 1994 Z1410727 1994 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon Imagine a Sucker's Fight Back : A Book for the Crew : The Crew Needs a Book Mr Tambourine Man , Cronulla : Robert Wall , 1992 Z1870977 1992 selected work poetry
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