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'Forecast Turbulence is a breathtaking and exquisitely lyrical collection of nine short stories and one memoir piece from internationally acclaimed Australian author Janette Turner Hospital. Featuring a compelling and enigmatic cast of characters - a loner obsessed with the beautiful face of a neighbour; a militant religious cult; the mute skipper of a whale-watching boat; a teenager who hasn't set eyes on his father since the breakdown of his parents' marriage; the daughters of a charming family man (and paedophile); a child and his grandmother sitting out a hurricane; two vulnerable girls visiting their stepfathers in prison; a young woman deeply ashamed of what her father has become; and the grief-stricken parents of an abducted child - Turner Hospital sensitively weaves their stories of raw emotion, heartbreaking vulnerability and incredible resolve, revealing their quest to hold their centres and maintain equilibrium in a turbulent and uncertain world.' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
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Dedication:
For my father in his 96th year
and for my five grandchildren
with love.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Pymble,
Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area,
Sydney Northern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Fourth Estate
, 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Blind Date, single work short story (p. 3-19)
-
Salvage
Weird People,
single work
short story
(p. 21-34)
Note: With title: Salvage
- Republic of Outer Barcoo, single work short story (p. 35-54)
- The Prince of Darkness Is a Gentleman, single work short story (p. 55-72)
- Hurricane Season, single work short story (p. 73-99)
- Weather Maps, single work short story (p. 101-122)
- That Obscure Object of Desire, single work short story (p. 123-149)
- Forecast : Turbulence, single work short story (p. 151-166)
- Afterlife of a Stolen Child, single work short story (p. 167-208)
- Moon River, single work autobiography (p. 209-229)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Diverse and Confronting : Andy Kissane Reviews ‘Forecast: Turbulence’ by Janette Turner Hospital
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , December - February no. 10 2013-2014;
— Review of Forecast : Turbulence 2011 selected work short story -
Janette Turner Hospital : Forecast : Turbulence
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , July 2012;
— Review of Forecast : Turbulence 2011 selected work short story -
A Pair of Ragged Claws
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 December 2012; (p. 15) -
Now, Read This
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 December 2012; (p. 22-23) The Weekend Australian , 5-6 January 2013; (p. 14-25) -
Words of Great Worth
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 4 August 2012; (p. 30-31) This column comprises the judges' comments on the shortlisted works for the 2012 Age Book of the Year Award. (The list includes three titles, outside the scope of AustLit, by James Boyce, Paul Ham and Jane Gleeson-White.)
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Hosptal Cases Stare Straight at Terror
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29 - 30 October 2011; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Forecast : Turbulence 2011 selected work short story -
Duty to Delve into the Dark
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 29 - 30 October 2011; (p. 21)
— Review of Forecast : Turbulence 2011 selected work short story -
[Review] Forecast : Turbulence
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 91 no. 4 2011; (p. 27)
— Review of Forecast : Turbulence 2011 selected work short story -
Well Read
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 November 2011; (p. 29)
— Review of Forecast : Turbulence 2011 selected work short story ; Silence 2011 selected work short story -
Wide Isobars
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2011-January 2012 no. 337 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of Forecast : Turbulence 2011 selected work short story -
Dark Matter
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 October 2011; (p. 8-9) -
A Pair of Ragged Claws
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 October 2011; (p. 19) A column canvassing current literary news. -
Irresistible Metaphors
Portia Lindsay
(interviewer),
2011
single work
interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 91 no. 4 2011; (p. 33) -
Hang on to Your Heart, There's Rough Weather on the Way
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 29 February 2012; (p. 15) Janette Turner Hospital's new book links inner turbulence with that in the atmosphere. -
On to a Winner
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 24 June 2012; (p. 19)
Awards
- 2012 winner Queensland Literary Awards — Australian Short Story Collection - Steele Rudd Award
- 2012 shortlisted The Age Book of the Year Award — Fiction Prize
- 2012 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Fiction
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