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'On the ghats below, the morning ritual was well underway. Soapy bodies slithered about in the filmy waters and women knelt pounding and kneading wet cotton on the stepped stones above. Halfway across the bridge, they met the crew, already setting up. Only a few passers-by stopped to stare.
'India---exotic, mysterious and the place that could destroy her career forever. Kate Conroy arrives there to play the lead in The Indian Summer, directed by the autocratic Thomas Hunter.
'Waiting for her is Jake Ward, the leading man who needs this movie as much as she does; her old friend and supporter, Charlie Wells, the producer; and 'Matt' Matthews, the author who is realising that Hunter's assurances mean nothing.
'As the group moves back and forth across the country, frustrated, appalled and dazzled by what they find, they discover passions, fall in and out of love, do battle with corruption, bureaucracy and inflict some careless damage ---all in the name of art.' (Publication summary)
'India---exotic, mysterious and the place that could destroy her career forever. Kate Conroy arrives there to play the lead in The Indian Summer, directed by the autocratic Thomas Hunter.
'Waiting for her is Jake Ward, the leading man who needs this movie as much as she does; her old friend and supporter, Charlie Wells, the producer; and 'Matt' Matthews, the author who is realising that Hunter's assurances mean nothing.
'As the group moves back and forth across the country, frustrated, appalled and dazzled by what they find, they discover passions, fall in and out of love, do battle with corruption, bureaucracy and inflict some careless damage ---all in the name of art.' (Publication summary)
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Movie Critic's First Novel has Film Setting
1995
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 October 1995; (p. 23) -
[Review} A Thousand Small Wishes and The Day We Cut the Lavender
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1995-1996) no. 178 1995; (p. 45-46)
— Review of A Thousand Small Wishes 1995 single work novel ; The Day We Cut the Lavender 1995 single work novel -
Spiced with Life, Served Warm
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 November 1995; (p. rev 9)
— Review of A Thousand Small Wishes 1995 single work novel -
Paperbacks
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 October 1995; (p. 8)
— Review of A Thousand Small Wishes 1995 single work novel ; Wildfire 1995 single work novel -
Moving Images on Location in India
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 24 October vol. 116 no. 5993 1995; (p. 96-97)
— Review of A Thousand Small Wishes 1995 single work novel
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Moving Images on Location in India
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 24 October vol. 116 no. 5993 1995; (p. 96-97)
— Review of A Thousand Small Wishes 1995 single work novel -
Paperbacks
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 October 1995; (p. 8)
— Review of A Thousand Small Wishes 1995 single work novel ; Wildfire 1995 single work novel -
Spiced with Life, Served Warm
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 November 1995; (p. rev 9)
— Review of A Thousand Small Wishes 1995 single work novel -
[Review} A Thousand Small Wishes and The Day We Cut the Lavender
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1995-1996) no. 178 1995; (p. 45-46)
— Review of A Thousand Small Wishes 1995 single work novel ; The Day We Cut the Lavender 1995 single work novel -
Movie Critic's First Novel has Film Setting
1995
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 October 1995; (p. 23)
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cIndia,cSouth Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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