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'Henry and Muriel's life on the new estate is relatively harmonious, despite the vulgar neighbours (the Tonkettes), the Second World War and the regular Sunday visits from Muriel's mother (who believes her daughter has married far below her station).
'The accidental appearance of Mr Hawthorne - Muriel's student - at their house one Sunday afternoon brings unexpected upheavals. Here is a man of respectable breeding, of munificent means, and someone capable of refined, intelligent conversation. Mr Hawthorne has something to offer everyone in the family, but his posting to London disturbs the delicate balance of personal affairs ...'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Also published in sound recording and large print format.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Elizabeth Jolley's Late Work
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , vol. 24 no. 1 2009; (p. 121-133)The article looks at the last four novels by Jolley which were 'somewhat neglected by scholars'. Taken as a body of 'late work' with some evidence of 'late style' (Edward Said), 'might give them a more acknowledged place in a critical history of Jolley's writing' (122).
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Living in a Box
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 15 no. 2 2003;
— Review of An Innocent Gentleman 2001 single work novel -
On Human Kindness
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 14 no. 2 2002;
— Review of An Innocent Gentleman 2001 single work novel -
Coming and Going : A Literature of Place - Australian Fiction 2001-2002
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 47 no. 2002; (p. 38-51)
— Review of Gould's Book of Fish : A Novel in Twelve Fish 2001 single work novel ; A Child's Book of True Crime 2002 single work novel ; Gilgamesh : A Novel 2001 single work novel ; The City of Sealions 2002 single work novel ; Cafe Scheherazade 2001 single work novel ; The Architect : A Tale 2001 single work novel ; An Innocent Gentleman 2001 single work novel ; The Fog Garden 2001 single work novel ; Faith Singer 2001 single work novel ; The Blind Eye 2001 single work novel ; The Bone Flute 2001 single work novel ; Bitin' Back 2001 single work novel ; Dirt Music 2001 single work novel -
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2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 7 April 2002; (p. 9)
— Review of Painted Love Letters 2002 single work children's fiction ; An Innocent Gentleman 2001 single work novel ; Little Lunch 2001 selected work children's fiction
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Jolley Comedy of Modern Morals
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 15 September 2001; (p. 8)
— Review of An Innocent Gentleman 2001 single work novel -
On Human Kindness
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 14 no. 2 2002;
— Review of An Innocent Gentleman 2001 single work novel -
Living in a Box
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 15 no. 2 2003;
— Review of An Innocent Gentleman 2001 single work novel -
Jolley Ground Turns Arid
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 July 2001; (p. 5)
— Review of An Innocent Gentleman 2001 single work novel -
The Familiar Clues are There
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 August 2001; (p. 17)
— Review of An Innocent Gentleman 2001 single work novel -
Elizabeth Jolley's Late Work
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , vol. 24 no. 1 2009; (p. 121-133)The article looks at the last four novels by Jolley which were 'somewhat neglected by scholars'. Taken as a body of 'late work' with some evidence of 'late style' (Edward Said), 'might give them a more acknowledged place in a critical history of Jolley's writing' (122).
Awards
- 2001 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Fiction
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