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Contents
* Contents derived from the 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Armchair Journey,
single work
review
— Review of When Gods Collide : An Unbeliever's Pilgrimage along India's Coromandel Coast 2012 single work autobiography ; (p. 5) Section: Traveller -
In My Mother's Kitchen,
single work
column
'It is a place of ritual and nourishment, where an unspoken language of love and connection is recited daily. From our mothers' kitchens come offerings both sweet and savoury, the healthy and hearty followed by sugary indulgences. On the eve of Mother's Day, five Australians conjure memories of familial bonds seared in the simplest and most profound acts of devotion.' (Editor's abstract)
- Look Life, and Death, in the Eye and Discard the Dross, single work column (p. 20)
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Assault and Flannery : A Tale of the Lives behind Pentridge Bars,
single work
review
— Review of Everynight, Everynight 1970 single work drama ; (p. 22) - Notes from a Lethal Love Affair, single work column (p. 25) Section: Life & Style
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Hatching Beauty,
single work
review
— Review of Nest : The Art of Birds 2012 single work prose ; (p. 27) Section: Life & Style -
Non-Fiction,
single work
review
— Review of Sunday's Garden : Growing Heide 2012 single work prose ; (p. 30) Section: Life & Style -
Fiction,
single work
review
— Review of Mountain Wolf 2012 single work novel ; (p. 30) Section: Life & Style -
Minds Shaped by the Styles of White,
single work
column
Jane Sullivan reports on a panel session from the 2012 Clunes Booktown Festival. The panel members were Nicolas Jose, Michael Heyward and Peter Goldsworthy, and the session was chaired by Peter Rose. The panel discussed 'Patrick White's Centenary - Why It Matters'.
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Off the Shelf : Fiction,
single work
review
— Review of Wind in the Wires 2012 single work novel ; (p. 32) Section: Life & Style -
Off the Shelf : Fiction,
single work
review
— Review of The Cleansing of Mahommed 2012 single work novel ; (p. 32) Section: Life & Style - The Sleeper in the Valleyi"There is a green ravine around which the river turns,", single work poetry (p. 33) Section: Life & Style
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Bookmarks,
single work
column
A column canvassing current literary news including a report on changes to the judging criteria for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Jason Steger writes that, following a discussion with David Malouf, the award trustees have updated the interpretation of Franklin's requirement that the winning book 'present Australian life in any of its phases'. Judges may now use their discretion to modernise the definition of 'Australianness'.
- Erudite Centenarian Touched by History, single work obituary (p. 39) Section: Business Day
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