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"Ruth Rothwax, the heroine of Lily Brett's Too Many Men, is back. The proprietor of a successful letter-writing business, Ruth has just branched out into a new greeting-card line. But it's not easy. Her father, Edek, is driving her crazy at the office. And the very people she thought would be most supportive - other women - are not. Instead of acting in one another's best interests, the women are catty and competitive, behaviors Ruth swears that she will never imitate. Until she meets the one woman who turns her aspirations of sisterly solidarity - and her life - upside down." "Fresh off the plane from Poland, Zofia is a buxom, sixty-something femme fatale with a talent for making balls. Meatballs, that is. When Edek asks his savvy daughter to fund his friend Zofia's restaurant, how can Ruth say no? But Ruth knows that gleam in Zofia's eye, and it means trouble is on the way for all of them." (Publisher's blurb).
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You Gotta Have Balls picks up the story of Ruth Rothwax from Brett's earlier novel, Too Many Men.
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Dedication: For David, my sweetheart and for Virginia Lloyd and her beloved husband John Gallagher, 1956-2004
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Untitled
2007-2008
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review
— Appears in: Zeitschrift fur Australienstudien , no. 21-22 2007-2008; (p. 213)
— Review of You Gotta Have Balls 2005 single work novel -
Greetings, that's a Novel Way to Spread the Joy
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 June 2006; (p. 2) -
Brett's New Saga Strikes a Chord
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 11 November vol. 72 no. 7 2005; (p. 20)
— Review of You Gotta Have Balls 2005 single work novel -
Gilding the Lily
2005
single work
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— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 November vol. 123 no. 6495 2005; (p. 90) -
Even Neurotic Girls Can Be Happy
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 November 2005; (p. 24)
— Review of You Gotta Have Balls 2005 single work novel
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The Undeniable Charm of a Sitcom
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 October 2005; (p. 4)
— Review of You Gotta Have Balls 2005 single work novel -
You Gotta Believe It, Anything Is
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 October 2005; (p. 12-13)
— Review of You Gotta Have Balls 2005 single work novel -
On Life, Love and Lying
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 15 - 16 October 2005; (p. 5)
— Review of You Gotta Have Balls 2005 single work novel -
Too Everything
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 276 2005; (p. 51)
— Review of You Gotta Have Balls 2005 single work novel -
Even Neurotic Girls Can Be Happy
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 November 2005; (p. 24)
— Review of You Gotta Have Balls 2005 single work novel -
Pictures of Lily
2005
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 September 2005; (p. 8-9) -
The Many Faces of Author Lily Brett
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 21 October vol. 72 no. 4 2005; (p. 21) -
Gilding the Lily
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 November vol. 123 no. 6495 2005; (p. 90) -
Greetings, that's a Novel Way to Spread the Joy
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 June 2006; (p. 2)
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