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Issue Details: First known date: 2017... September 2017 of The Newtown Review of Books est. 2012- The Newtown Review of Books
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2017 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Cassie Lane : How to Dress a Dummy, Robin Elizabeth , single work essay

'How to Dress a Dummy speaks frankly of Cassie Lane’s battle for acceptance and will ring bells with many women.'

Rosie Waterland : Every Lie I’ve Ever Told, Jessica Stewart , single work essay

'Rosie Waterland gives a clear-eyed reckoning of her life in this new memoir.'

The Godfather : Peter Corris on the Short Story Story, Peter Corris , single work essay

'As an undergraduate I wrote self-regarding verses (I can’t dignify them as poems), which I submitted to student magazine editors who rightly rejected them. As a postgraduate I tried writing short stories. They were derivative of Hemingway and Maugham and were also rejected. I was discouraged and didn’t try a short story again until I’d abandoned academia and embarked on journalism.' (Introduction)

Sarah Bailey : The Dark Lake, Karen Chisholm , single work essay

'A debut novel set in a small Australian town, The Dark Lake is a police procedural with a hefty dose of romantic tension.' 

Peter Corris : Win, Lose or Draw, Tom Patterson , single work essay

'Clear observations and easy rhythms continue to give momentum in this final novel by Peter Corris.'

Emma Viskic : And Fire Came Down, Karen Chisholm , single work essay

'Emma Viskic explores difference, and its consequences, in this sequel to Resurrection Bay.'

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