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Jane Clifton Jane Clifton i(A67342 works by)
Born: Established: 1949
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Gibraltar,
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1961
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1 To My Petty Crimes : Jane Clifton Jane Clifton , 2013 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Yours Truly : Cathartic Confessions, Passionate Declarations and Vivid Recollections from Women of Letters 2013; (p. 107-113)
1 1 y separately published work icon Flush Jane Clifton , Melbourne : Clan Destine Press , 2013 6610494 2013 single work novel crime

'A body washes up on the banks of the Maribyrnong River in flood. Caught in the act of taking his own life, and surrounded by the bloodstained clothes of his wife, Oleg Kransky is a shoe-in for number one suspect.

But he's not talking. To anyone.

Oleg's former psychologist, Decca Brand, tells the police that even when Oleg was talking he wasn't telling the truth - about himself or about his wife.

It's a complicated tale with more twists and turns than a box full of pretzels.

How much water will it take to flush out a murderer?

Flush is the third crime novel by Jane Clifton.'

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1 Jane Clifton Jane Clifton , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 8 August 2011; (p. 20)
1 6 y separately published work icon The Address Book Jane Clifton , Camberwell : Viking , 2011 Z1776523 2011 single work autobiography 'Performer Jane Clifton had a classic army brat upbringing, constantly on the move as the family followed the postings of her English officer father from Gibraltar to England, Germany to Malaysia and eventually to Australia. Always the new kid in town, Jane became adept at fitting in anywhere.

'As an adult, living in the fast-moving worlds of anti-war demos, women's lib, experimental theatre, rock 'n' roll, and TV, she kept up the family tradition of changing addresses without so much as a backward glance. But her stiff-upper-lipped father and glamorous, restless mother both died tragically young, and Jane was left with many unanswered questions.

'Where exactly is home? Is it your family? Your memories? Or simply bricks and mortar? One day, Jane decided to go back and visit every house she'd lived in - all 32 of them - to see if she could piece together the jigsaw of her life. (From the publisher's website.)
1 Games We Used to Play Leigh Hobbs , Myfanwy Jones , Waleed Aly , Deborah Forster , David Francis , Jane Clifton , Marion Halligan , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 26 December 2009; (p. 10-11) A group of writers 'take a nostalgic look back at the world of their childhood summers'. (Editor's abstract)
1 5 y separately published work icon A Hand in the Bush Jane Clifton , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2005 Z1189948 2005 single work novel thriller
1 7 y separately published work icon Half Past Dead Jane Clifton , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2002 Z953164 2002 single work novel crime humour Ronnie Collins is an up-and-coming designer, a devoted mother and the proud owner of a working marriage. So waking up naked and hungover in a colleague's bed doesn't seem like an ideal life plan. Even before she finds the corpse on the doormat. (Publisher's blurb)
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