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Notes

  • Dedication: To the memory of Jean Sparnon née Giovanna Miranda who remembered her field of red poppies. And to all who make great journeys.
  • Reviewed briefly in the Bulletin, 11 July 2006, p.69.

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y separately published work icon Madonna of the Eucalypts : Novel and Exegesis Karen Sparnon , 2002 Z1265198 2002 single work thesis

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Visionaries of the Eighth Aeolian Island D'Arcy Randall , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 21 no. 1 2007; (p. 93-94)
— Review of Madonna of the Eucalypts Karen Sparnon , 2006 single work novel
Fiction Rosie Dub , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 108 2007; (p. 53-55)
— Review of Madonna of the Eucalypts Karen Sparnon , 2006 single work novel
The Wages of Dying Emily Ballou , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 283 2006; (p. 60)
— Review of Careless Deborah Robertson , 2006 single work novel ; Madonna of the Eucalypts Karen Sparnon , 2006 single work novel
Swift Flow of Narrative Dominates in Rare and Delightful Literary Treat Diane Stubbings , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 June 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of Madonna of the Eucalypts Karen Sparnon , 2006 single work novel
Voices in a Strange Land Thuy On , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 20 May 2006; (p. 23)
— Review of Billy's Tree Nicholas Kyriacos , 2006 single work novel ; Madonna of the Eucalypts Karen Sparnon , 2006 single work novel
Snapshots of a Life Katharine England , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 April 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of Swallow the Air Tara June Winch , 2003 selected work short story ; Madonna of the Eucalypts Karen Sparnon , 2006 single work novel
Book Fiction Reg Anderson , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 13 - 14 May 2006; (p. 22)
— Review of Madonna of the Eucalypts Karen Sparnon , 2006 single work novel
Voices in a Strange Land Thuy On , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 20 May 2006; (p. 23)
— Review of Billy's Tree Nicholas Kyriacos , 2006 single work novel ; Madonna of the Eucalypts Karen Sparnon , 2006 single work novel
Swift Flow of Narrative Dominates in Rare and Delightful Literary Treat Diane Stubbings , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 June 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of Madonna of the Eucalypts Karen Sparnon , 2006 single work novel
The Wages of Dying Emily Ballou , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 283 2006; (p. 60)
— Review of Careless Deborah Robertson , 2006 single work novel ; Madonna of the Eucalypts Karen Sparnon , 2006 single work novel
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Subjects:
Settings:
  • Salina Island, Aeolian Islands,
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    Sicily,
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    Italy,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • Mildura, Mildura area, North West Victoria, Victoria,
  • 1896-1946
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