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Sydney Smith Sydney Smith i(A5958 works by)
Born: Established: 1957 ;
Gender: Female
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1 Female Authors Write Only Chick-Lit? That's Pure Fiction Sydney Smith , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 29 May 2012; (p. 9) 'Women should stop defending romance and start making fun of the fantasies men enjoy, beginning with action thrillers.' Sydney Smith
1 5 y separately published work icon The Lost Woman Sydney Smith , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2012 Z1857721 2012 single work autobiography

'When Sydney Smith was nine, she thought about killing herself because of her mother's cruelty.

'When she reached puberty, her mother sexually assaulted her—a pattern repeated over the years.

'By the time Sydney was twenty, she believed there were cameras behind every mirror in the house, that her mother could read her mind, that anybody who looked at her could see the bloody fantasies of murder and mutilation which tormented her.

'How to escape? How to survive?

'Enthralling and disturbing, brave and elegantly written, The Lost Woman is that rare memoir: a story which, once read, will never be forgotten.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 Occupying Armies Sydney Smith , 2012 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Autumn no. 35 2012; (p. 215-227)
1 Flame Red Sydney Smith , 2009 single work short story
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Summer no. 26 2009; (p. 70-79)
1 My Mother, My Monster Sydney Smith , 2008 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Summer no. 22 2008; (p. 71-86)
1 Strange Fruit Sydney Smith , 2006 single work short story
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 107 2006; (p. 108-115)
1 The Trick Sydney Smith , 2002 single work short story
— Appears in: New England Review , no. 16 2002; (p. 15)
1 Non Fiction Sydney Smith , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Crime Factory , November no. 8 2002; (p. 60)
— Review of Gothic Matilda : The Amazing Visions of Australian Crime Fiction Michael Pollak , Margaret MacNabb , 2002 single work criticism
1 Reviews Sydney Smith , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Crime Factory , November no. 8 2002; (p. 58-59)
— Review of Babel Barry Maitland , 2002 single work novel
1 Carlon's Gift Sydney Smith , 2002-2003 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 247 2002-2003; (p. 60)
— Review of Crime of Silence Patricia Carlon , 1965 single work novel ; The Unquiet Night Patricia Carlon , 1965 single work novel
1 Darkness More Visible : Finola Moorhead : Spinifex Sydney Smith , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Crime Factory , no. 2 2001; (p. 60-61)
— Review of Darkness More Visible Finola Moorhead , 2000 single work novel
1 Joy and the Dragon Sydney Smith , 2000 single work short story
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , vol. 12 no. 3 2000; (p. 59-63)
1 Shorts Sydney Smith , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 188 1997; (p. 58)
— Review of Psycho Cat Derek Hansen , 1996 selected work short story
1 Shorts Sydney Smith , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 188 1997; (p. 59)
— Review of Meditations of a Flawed Groom Vivian Hopkirk , 1995 single work novel
1 Another Name for Orange Sydney Smith , 1992 single work short story
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 12 1992; (p. 66-72)
1 Hidden Glass Sydney Smith , 1991 single work short story
— Appears in: The Age , 23 January 1991; (p. 11)
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