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'Unaccountable Hours is a collection of three novellas that follow the fortunes of a maker of musical instruments, the ethical dilemma of a biologist and birdwatcher, and the romantic friendship between a young man and an aged woman - all firmly set in and defined by the Australian landscape. In 'The Luthier', musician Alton Freeman devotes his life to crafting a violin that will reproduce the perfect sound of Bach's Partitas and Sonatas, as played by his idol, musician Monica Erica Grenbaum. 'Ethical Man' follows the biologist and birdwatcher Bartholomew Milner, who lives stringently according to his "Milner's Ethic", and is put to the ultimate ethical test whilst on a research expedition in the Australian outback. 'Like Water', tells the story of an unlikely friendship and subsequent romance that develops between two kindred spirits, Matthew and Beatrice - two soulmates born generations apart.'
Source: NewSouthBooks website, http://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/
Sighted: 06/12/2011
Source: NewSouthBooks website, http://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/
Sighted: 06/12/2011
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Crawley,
Inner Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:UWA Publishing
, 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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The Luthier,
single work
novella
'Musician Alton Freeman devotes his life to crafting a violin that will reproduce the perfect sound of Bach's Partitas and Sonatas, as played by his idol, musician Monica Erica Grenbaum'.
Source: NewSouthBooks website,http://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/
Sighted: 06/12/2011 -
Ethical Man,
single work
novella
'"Ethical Man"' follows the biologist and birdwatcher Bartholomew Milner, who lives stringently according to his "Milner's Ethic", and is put to the ultimate ethical test whilst on a research expedition in the Australian outback.'
Source: NewSouthBooks website, http://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/
Sighted: 06/12/2011 -
Like Water,
single work
novella
'"Like Water" tells the story of an unlikely friendship and subsequent romance that develops between two kindred spirits, Matthew and Beatrice - two soulmates born generations apart.'
Source: NewSouthBooks website, http://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/
Sighted: 06/12/2011
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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The Lives of Three Saints
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , May-July no. 4 2012;
— Review of Unaccountable Hours : Three Novellas 2012 selected work novella -
Weight of It All
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 340 2012; (p. 44)
— Review of Unaccountable Hours : Three Novellas 2012 selected work novella -
Pick of the Week
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 24 March 2012; (p. 30)
— Review of Unaccountable Hours : Three Novellas 2012 selected work novella -
Intelligent Design
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 February 2012; (p. 25)
— Review of Unaccountable Hours : Three Novellas 2012 selected work novella -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2011/12 vol. 91 no. 6 2011; (p. 34)
— Review of Unaccountable Hours : Three Novellas 2012 selected work novella
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Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2011/12 vol. 91 no. 6 2011; (p. 34)
— Review of Unaccountable Hours : Three Novellas 2012 selected work novella -
Intelligent Design
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 February 2012; (p. 25)
— Review of Unaccountable Hours : Three Novellas 2012 selected work novella -
Pick of the Week
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 24 March 2012; (p. 30)
— Review of Unaccountable Hours : Three Novellas 2012 selected work novella -
Weight of It All
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 340 2012; (p. 44)
— Review of Unaccountable Hours : Three Novellas 2012 selected work novella -
The Lives of Three Saints
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , May-July no. 4 2012;
— Review of Unaccountable Hours : Three Novellas 2012 selected work novella
Last amended 4 Jun 2015 11:59:05