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'In Keeping Faith the innocence and certainties of childhood are delicately tested against the realities of adult life. Josh and Gracie grow up in a working class world centred on the values of faith and family. Both cherish their father, a lay preacher, and their mother, but for Josh the complex secrets, doubts and subtleties of the world do not allow for certainty. In adulthood he works as a labour ward attendant, his younger sister Gracie as a nurse on a remote mission station in Papua New Guinea.
'While Josh's conviction falters, the unfailing faith of his sister leads to tragic consequences. As events move between 1975 and 1994, between a family drama in outer suburban Melbourne and a tribal rebellion in Melanesia, faith and doubt become entwined.' (From the publisher's website.)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review Essay] Keeping Faith by Roger Averill
2013
single work
essay
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , no. 129 2013; (p. 34) -
In Short : Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13-14 March 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of Keeping Faith 2010 single work novel ; White Lines (Vertical) 2010 selected work poetry -
Take Three
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 7 March 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of Time's Long Ruin : A Novel 2008 single work novel ; Keeping Faith 2010 single work novel ; Once on a Road 2010 single work novel -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 319 2010; (p. 63)
— Review of Keeping Faith 2010 single work novel -
Fiction Books
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 - 21 February 2010; (p. 24)
— Review of Keeping Faith 2010 single work novel
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Getting off to a Good Start
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 February 2010; (p. 29)
— Review of Keeping Faith 2010 single work novel ; Come Inside 2010 single work novel ; Love Machine 2010 single work novel -
Fiction Books
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 - 21 February 2010; (p. 24)
— Review of Keeping Faith 2010 single work novel -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 319 2010; (p. 63)
— Review of Keeping Faith 2010 single work novel -
Take Three
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 7 March 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of Time's Long Ruin : A Novel 2008 single work novel ; Keeping Faith 2010 single work novel ; Once on a Road 2010 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13-14 March 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of Keeping Faith 2010 single work novel ; White Lines (Vertical) 2010 selected work poetry -
[Review Essay] Keeping Faith by Roger Averill
2013
single work
essay
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , no. 129 2013; (p. 34)
- Melbourne, Victoria,
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cPapua New Guinea,cPacific Region,
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s