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'Winner of the 1989 Christina Stead Fiction Prize, this novel tells the story of a woman living in Clapham surrounded by a menage consisting of her son, her lover, her ex-husband, an Alsatian and many others.'
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Terrible Lizards at Home on the Range
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 14 April 1990; (p. 8) -
Angst is a Killer
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 10 December 1989; (p. 18)
— Review of Broken Words 1988 single work novel -
[Review] Broken Words
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 116-117)
— Review of Broken Words 1988 single work novel -
Post-Feminism
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: London Review of Books , 19 January vol. 11 no. 1989; (p. 3-4)
— Review of Broken Words 1988 single work novel -
Angst
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age Monthly Review , February vol. 8 no. 12 1989; (p. 9-10)
— Review of Broken Words 1988 single work novel
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Body Language
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 49 no. 4 1989; (p. 654-660)
— Review of My Father's Moon 1989 single work novel ; Broken Words 1988 single work novel ; Working Hot : A Novel 1989 single work novel -
Harsh Landscapes of the Mind
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 December 1988; (p. 7)
— Review of Ilias 1988 single work novel ; Broken Words 1988 single work novel -
Hodgman's Return
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 13 December vol. 110 no. 5648 1988; (p. 129)
— Review of Broken Words 1988 single work novel -
Cutting Through Past and Present in a Savage Style
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 December 1988; (p. 12)
— Review of Broken Words 1988 single work novel -
Angst
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age Monthly Review , February vol. 8 no. 12 1989; (p. 9-10)
— Review of Broken Words 1988 single work novel -
Terrible Lizards at Home on the Range
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 14 April 1990; (p. 8) -
Foreword : This Award Takes the Biscuit-Ski
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 9-10 September 1989; (p. 7) -
Novel Loss
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 September 1989; (p. 7) -
Hodgman Wins State Literary Prize
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 September 1989; (p. 10)
Awards
- 1989 winner New South Wales State Literary Awards — Christina Stead Prize for Fiction
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cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
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