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Strawberry Hills, N.S.W. : Australia Council for the Arts, 2009. Paperback, 274 pages.
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This diverse collection of tales by ten of our best writers captures contemporary Australian life in all its variety. Funny, poignant, perceptive, these unputdownable stories will get everyone reading! Exclusive to Books Alive!
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LibraryThing member Fliss88
Some of these stories were unexpectedly good, some funny, some revealing all definitely readable. I've just recently discovered the pleasure of Short Stories. They can be picked up and put down with hardly a care in the world, great for commuter travel.
LibraryThing member smik
Another book that has been in my TBR for a long long time.
Each of the short stories is 20-30 pages long and so easily read at a sitting.
Although some of the writers specialise in crime fiction, only a couple of the stories could be labelled crime fiction. Most of the stories challenge the reader to
1. A View of Mount Warning, Robert Drew
2. Hate at First Sight, Kathy Lette
3. Life in a Hotel Room, William McInnes
4. Elizabeth's News. Monica McInerney
5. Ithaca in Mind, Peter Temple
6. Blackberries, Tom Keneally
7. Twelve Minutes, Melina Marchetta
8. Manhattan Dreaming, Anita Heiss
9. You Can Change Your Life, Toni Jordan
10. Letter from a Drunk to a Long Gone Wife, Jack Marx.
I loved the irony of A View of Mount Warning, the comedy of Elizabeth's News and the sadness of
Letter from a Drunk to a Long Gone Wife.
Each of the short stories is 20-30 pages long and so easily read at a sitting.
Although some of the writers specialise in crime fiction, only a couple of the stories could be labelled crime fiction. Most of the stories challenge the reader to
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build the background scenario from the clues given.1. A View of Mount Warning, Robert Drew
2. Hate at First Sight, Kathy Lette
3. Life in a Hotel Room, William McInnes
4. Elizabeth's News. Monica McInerney
5. Ithaca in Mind, Peter Temple
6. Blackberries, Tom Keneally
7. Twelve Minutes, Melina Marchetta
8. Manhattan Dreaming, Anita Heiss
9. You Can Change Your Life, Toni Jordan
10. Letter from a Drunk to a Long Gone Wife, Jack Marx.
I loved the irony of A View of Mount Warning, the comedy of Elizabeth's News and the sadness of
Letter from a Drunk to a Long Gone Wife.
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English
ISBN
9780731814329
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An all-new collection of stories by ten of Australia's best writers. Kylie has a close encounter with a selfhelp guru in a stadium full of people... Austin North is strangely smitten by a new student from Sudan... Elizabeth’s Christmas letters take on a life of their own... Tom is on the bus with Tara Finke – Parramatta Road never looked so good.