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'This biography is an authoritative account of the novelist, journalist, nationalist, feminist and larrikin Stella Miles Franklin, author of My Brilliant Career and a great literary figure. This account follows her story from her beginnings in the Australian bush, through her publishing success and time spent working for the women's labour movement in Chicago, and details her time spent as a nurse in the Balkans during World War I.'
[Source: HarperCollins]
[Source: HarperCollins]
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Launched in Sydney by Drusilla Modjeska at the State Library of New South Wales on 5 November 2008.
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Dedication: To the memory of my grandmothers, Elizabeth Norman Heath and Anna Elizabeth Roe, Australian girls of the period.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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History Week Symposium : Australian Women's Peace Activism
2014
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criticism
— Appears in: Jessie Street National Women's Library Newsletter , November vol. 25 no. 4 2014; (p. 8-9) -
Her BrilliantLife Captured in All Its Kind Intensity
2012
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review
— Appears in: The Australian , 25 October 2012; (p. 25)
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[Review] Stella Miles Franklin
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 25 no. 3 2010; (p. 69-72)
— Review of Stella Miles Franklin 2008 single work biography -
Non-Fiction Books
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10-11 April 2010; (p. 32)
— Review of Stella Miles Franklin 2008 single work biography -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , March vol. 41 no. 1 2010; (p. 118-119)
— Review of Stella Miles Franklin 2008 single work biography
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Brilliant Career of an Egalitarian Activist
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 November 2008; (p. 9)
— Review of Stella Miles Franklin 2008 single work biography -
A View of Her Brilliant Career
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 November 2008; (p. 11)
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Spotting the Real Thing
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , November vol. 3 no. 10 2008; (p. 5)
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A Peek behind the Masks and Mirrors
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6-7 December 2008; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Stella Miles Franklin 2008 single work biography -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , January no. 347 2009; (p. 31)
— Review of Stella Miles Franklin 2008 single work biography -
Secrets Go on for Miles
2008
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column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 November 2008; (p. 30-31) -
Chancing Her Arm
2009
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correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 309 2009; (p. 4-5) Laurie Hergenhan takes issue with Kerryn Goldsworthy's review of Jill Roe's biography Stella Miles Franklin. Hergenhan contends that, while Goldsworthy found fault with Roe's 'exhaustive research', the depth of detail is one of the book's finest qualities. -
Kerryn Goldsworthy Replies:
2009
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 309 2009; (p. 5) Kerryn Goldsworthy responds to Laurie Hergenhan's comments on her review of Jill Roe's biography Stella Miles Franklin. Goldsworthy contends that Hergenhan misrepresents the thrust of the original review. -
Miles Pass For Prized Return
2010
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column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 4 March 2010; (p. 49) -
History Week Symposium : Australian Women's Peace Activism
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Jessie Street National Women's Library Newsletter , November vol. 25 no. 4 2014; (p. 8-9)
Awards
- 2010 shortlisted National Biography Award
- 2010 winner ASAL Awards — The Australian Historical Association Awards — Magarey Medal for Biography
- 2010 winner Festival Awards for Literature (SA) — Award for Non-Fiction
- 2009 winner Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best History Book
- 2009 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Biography of the Year
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