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Night by Night explores the world of an insomniac bookseller as she negotiates the territories of her longings and curiosities - and the pragmatics of selling books. Lover of Seth for ten years, with her father borrowing money every second week, Lena finds herself on the edge of being in love with her young friend Fe. From the beginning, Fe's charm is mysterious and unreadable. And when Lena finds herself being threatened anonymously by someone who doesn't like her or the books she sells, she begins to wonder whether there are links between the harasser's threats and her friendship with Fe.(publisher blurb)
Notes
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'In Search of the Big Sleep', the author's account of her search for a cure for insomnia published in The Independent Monthly (September, 1995), inspired the theme of this novel Night by Night. She then realised that the source of the passages on insomnia quoted in the novel could become a book in its own right, and hence Bedlam - An Anthology of Sleepless Nights in Literature was compiled and published.
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Life Without Heroes
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 April 1995; (p. 8)
— Review of Night by Night 1994 single work novel ; Shawline 1994 single work novel -
In Search of the Big Sleep
1995
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: The Independent Monthly , September vol. 7 no. 3 1995; (p. 62-63) The author's account of her search for a cure for insomnia, which she says inspired the theme of her novel Night by Night. She then realised that the source of the passages on insomnia quoted in the novel could become a book in its own right, and hence Bedlam - An Anthology of Sleepless Nights in Literature was compiled and published. -
Serious Games of Life
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 13 December vol. 116 no. 5950 1994; (p. 88-89)
— Review of Night by Night 1994 single work novel -
Severed Intentions
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 165 1994; (p. 22)
— Review of Night by Night 1994 single work novel -
Rite and Rhythm in the Night
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 September 1994; (p. 11A)
— Review of Night by Night 1994 single work novel
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Straight for the Jugular, Straight for the Heart
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 October 1994; (p. 20)
— Review of Solstice 1994 single work novel ; This Is for You 1994 selected work short story ; Night by Night 1994 single work novel ; Suck My Toes 1994 selected work short story ; The Messenger : Stories 1994 selected work short story -
Passion's Plastic Touch
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 October 1994; (p. rev 5)
— Review of Suck My Toes 1994 selected work short story ; Night by Night 1994 single work novel -
Subtle Debut
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 September 1994; (p. wkd 6)
— Review of Night by Night 1994 single work novel -
Rite and Rhythm in the Night
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 September 1994; (p. 11A)
— Review of Night by Night 1994 single work novel -
Severed Intentions
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 165 1994; (p. 22)
— Review of Night by Night 1994 single work novel -
In Search of the Big Sleep
1995
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: The Independent Monthly , September vol. 7 no. 3 1995; (p. 62-63) The author's account of her search for a cure for insomnia, which she says inspired the theme of her novel Night by Night. She then realised that the source of the passages on insomnia quoted in the novel could become a book in its own right, and hence Bedlam - An Anthology of Sleepless Nights in Literature was compiled and published. -
Sleepless Awake
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 24 September 1994; (p. 8)
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