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'A Brisbane mother's coffee group is torn apart when newborn baby, Amy, disappears and her mother, Evelyn, broken and distant in a psychiatric hospital can't (or won't) tell anyone what has happened.
'Desperate to find Amy, and also to understand what has happened to Evelyn, the other women attempt to cope with the situation in their own way. But these circumstances have changed their lives irreversibly, and each woman begins to look for something to satiate the cravings that she had never allowed to surface before...
'Joanna is dying for cake. Clare is longing to paint again. Susan want's to claw back all the time she's lost. Wendy is trying to forget the past. And Evelyn? Well, nobody knows what Evelyn wants. But how can she not want her baby back?' (Synopsis)
Notes
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Dedication: For Michael, for his patience, persistence and love. For Ellen, Peter and Kate Rose. For Mum and Dad, my brother and my sisters - all.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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There is a Tale or Two About This City
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 15 - 16 October 2005; (p. 12) -
One Literary Lunch Full of Likely Stories
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 9 November 2003; (p. 46) -
Mum-Lit Takes the Cake
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 August 2003; (p. 8)
— Review of Dying For Cake 2003 single work novel -
The Write Stuff
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 16 - 22 July no. 452 2003; (p. 4-8) -
Mums Take the Cake from First Bite
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 May 2003; (p. 20)
— Review of Dying For Cake 2003 single work novel ; Man Bites Dog 2003 single work novel
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Motherhood Well-Served
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 May 2003; (p. 13)
— Review of Dying For Cake 2003 single work novel -
Mums Take the Cake from First Bite
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 May 2003; (p. 20)
— Review of Dying For Cake 2003 single work novel ; Man Bites Dog 2003 single work novel -
Mum-Lit Takes the Cake
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 August 2003; (p. 8)
— Review of Dying For Cake 2003 single work novel -
The Write Stuff
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 16 - 22 July no. 452 2003; (p. 4-8) -
One Literary Lunch Full of Likely Stories
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 9 November 2003; (p. 46) -
There is a Tale or Two About This City
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 15 - 16 October 2005; (p. 12)
Awards
- 2004 joint winner The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist of the Year
- Brisbane, Queensland,