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Mothers from the Edge is an antipodean anthology about mothers and daughters, consisting of (auto)biographical fiction, fictionalised (auto)biography, memoirs, short stories, plays. These are all new works by twenty-eight women writers in Australia, with a Greek background, or connection. What they all share is the mother-daughter bond, interwoven with the common thread of migration. What they all show is that the pleasure and pain associated with having two (or more) cultures in their life is profoundly challenging and enriching. (Back cover.)
Notes
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Dedication: Lovingly dedicated to all the mothers and daughters connected with the writings in this anthology
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From the Introduction by Helen Nickas: 'When I invited writers to contribute a piece, I stated that they could write anything, as long as it was prose. That is, they could write memoir, short story, play, biography, or autobiography. The result was indeed a variety of stories, styles and genres. In many cases, I have no way of knowing - nor am I concerned - whether the contributions represent fact or fiction. I treat them all as fiction' (11).
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Brighton,
Brighton - Moorabbin area,
Melbourne - Inner South,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Owl Publishing
, 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Because She Had No Mother, single work short story (p. 23-25)
- The Sixth Pomegranate, single work short story (p. 26-33)
- Sophia, single work short story (p. 34-41)
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Letter to My Granddaughter,
single work
short story
A grandmother writes to her unborn granddaughter.
- The Gordian Knot, single work prose (p. 50-53)
- Day of Reckoning (A Play for Three Voices), single work drama (p. 54-65)
- Atalante Battles the Harpies, single work short story (p. 66-79)
- From Her Words to My Mouth, single work short story (p. 80-95)
- Breaking the Chains, single work short story (p. 96-104)
- The Practice of Sophia, single work short story (p. 105-112)
- Every Daughter Her Mother, single work short story (p. 113-120)
- My Mother's Shoes, single work short story (p. 121-132)
- Journeys, single work short story (p. 133-139)
- The Cycle of Life, Spiridoula Demetriou (translator), single work short story (p. 140-145)
- Kyra-Kalli's Daughter, single work short story (p. 146-158)
- The Three Faces of a Mirror, single work drama (p. 159-170)
- A Place Called Melitsa, single work short story (p. 171-182)
- The Dinner, single work short story (p. 183-184)
- Early in December, single work short story (p. 185-194)
- Pandora's Box Re-Opened, single work short story (p. 195-200)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Writing Daughter : Writing Mother
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Mother-Texts : Narratives and Counter-Narratives 2010; (p. 110-125) 'Deborah Jordan relates some of her experiences in writing a a book, and subsequently self-publishing it, about her mother's life as a writer. Writing Mothers/Writing Daughters is a theme explored in different contexts, and in different genres. One thinks of Dursilla Modjeska's Poppy or of the biography of Edna Ryan by her equally acclaimed daughter. Jordan addresses the making of There's a Woman in the House, A 1950s Journey, which is a self publishing venture to celebrate the life and work of her own mother, through her own voice, with a collection of her own writings as a freelance journalist in the 1950s. It addresses, some of the issues that arose in the process of re-discovery and publication and some of the ideologies and options of genre. (Publisher's abstract, xviii)
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Joy and Pain of Migration
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 20 January 2007; (p. 22)
— Review of Mothers from the Edge : An Anthology 2006 anthology prose short story autobiography biography drama -
Demeter and Persephone : Contemporary Perspectives
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 18 no. 2 2006;
— Review of Mothers from the Edge : An Anthology 2006 anthology prose short story autobiography biography drama
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Joy and Pain of Migration
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 20 January 2007; (p. 22)
— Review of Mothers from the Edge : An Anthology 2006 anthology prose short story autobiography biography drama -
Demeter and Persephone : Contemporary Perspectives
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 18 no. 2 2006;
— Review of Mothers from the Edge : An Anthology 2006 anthology prose short story autobiography biography drama -
Writing Daughter : Writing Mother
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Mother-Texts : Narratives and Counter-Narratives 2010; (p. 110-125) 'Deborah Jordan relates some of her experiences in writing a a book, and subsequently self-publishing it, about her mother's life as a writer. Writing Mothers/Writing Daughters is a theme explored in different contexts, and in different genres. One thinks of Dursilla Modjeska's Poppy or of the biography of Edna Ryan by her equally acclaimed daughter. Jordan addresses the making of There's a Woman in the House, A 1950s Journey, which is a self publishing venture to celebrate the life and work of her own mother, through her own voice, with a collection of her own writings as a freelance journalist in the 1950s. It addresses, some of the issues that arose in the process of re-discovery and publication and some of the ideologies and options of genre. (Publisher's abstract, xviii)
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