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'I force myself to take the phone away from my ear and search for the last incoming call. I store the number under one word, 'sister'. I know I should have used her name but it is all I can think of in this moment. Sister. My sister just called me and I spoke to her. I imagine the words as if they were written in a book: Twenty-three years later my sister called.
Bec Reich is recovering from surgery when Emily calls, so naturally she thinks she is hallucinating. Emily, famous worldwide for her paintings, and also for her schizophrenia, lives in Beijing. But that's not why she hasn't spoken to Bec for so many years. And now she wants Bec to come to China for the opening of her new show. Which would mean revisiting the sinister games and shared delusions of their strange, locked-in childhood. It would mean a risk of hurt; even damage. Or worse.' (Publisher's blurb)
Bec Reich is recovering from surgery when Emily calls, so naturally she thinks she is hallucinating. Emily, famous worldwide for her paintings, and also for her schizophrenia, lives in Beijing. But that's not why she hasn't spoken to Bec for so many years. And now she wants Bec to come to China for the opening of her new show. Which would mean revisiting the sinister games and shared delusions of their strange, locked-in childhood. It would mean a risk of hurt; even damage. Or worse.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: For Chris Somerville
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Hall of Mirrors
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 351 2013;
— Review of Steeplechase 2013 single work novel -
Living on the Edge
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16-17 March 2013; (p. 19) -
‘I Know When I am Writing Erotica or Literary Fiction. I Feel It in My Body’ : An Interview with Krissy Kneen
2013
single work
interview
— Appears in: Crikey , 10 April 2013; -
Sisters are Torn and Tied by Art
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 June 2013; The Age , 22 June 2013; (p. 29)
— Review of Steeplechase 2013 single work novel -
What I’m Reading
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2013;
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Hall of Mirrors
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 351 2013;
— Review of Steeplechase 2013 single work novel -
Sisters are Torn and Tied by Art
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 June 2013; The Age , 22 June 2013; (p. 29)
— Review of Steeplechase 2013 single work novel -
Living on the Edge
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16-17 March 2013; (p. 19) -
‘I Know When I am Writing Erotica or Literary Fiction. I Feel It in My Body’ : An Interview with Krissy Kneen
2013
single work
interview
— Appears in: Crikey , 10 April 2013; -
What I’m Reading
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2013;
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