Maureen Mendelowitz Maureen Mendelowitz i(12335225 works by)
Born: Established: Johannesburg,
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South Africa,
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Southern Africa, Africa, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1997
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1 y separately published work icon Potholes and Paris Maureen Mendelowitz , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2020 20327624 2020 selected work novel 'Marina has endured a stillborn birth and a divorce. She escapes to a flat and featureless corner of the Karoo where she sets up an arts and crafts centre for local women. She also returns to her vocation, creating highly acclaimed patchwork wall hangings that are considered works of art. With the passing of the seasons, in the nothingness of this desolate village, Marina seeks to find her peace. There is also lovely Annalise who alleviates the haunting ghouls of her traumatized childhood by mercilessly invoking pain and suffering on those around her. In a climax of heightened and uncontrollable emotions a terrible event occurs. Some lives are irretrievably damaged. Others are destroyed. Only the wretched village remains, its faded name on a broken board, crooked between two timeworn posts.' (Publication summary)
1 Industrial Revolution i "Fossil fules", Maureen Mendelowitz , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: I Protest! Poems of Dissent 2020; (p. 76)
1 Alone Unknown i "Thrust upward from the gentle earth", Maureen Mendelowitz , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mountain Secrets 2019; (p. 140)
1 y separately published work icon What Have You Done Maureen Mendelowitz , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2019 18372160 2019 single work novel 'He's a man used to getting what he wants. Single-minded and focussed, he sets goals and inevitably achieves his aims. He loves his wife. But love is a living thing. It needs constant nourishment. Although his love for her is ever-present, it is not burning brightly enough. He embarks on a clandestine affair with a married woman who is part of their social circle. After passionately indulging in his urges, he ends the relationship and returns to his wife, fully expecting their lives to continue as before. After all, he does love his wife. He always has... He always will...' (Publication summary)
1 The Maid (Cape Town in the 70s) i "I come into you home barefoot", Maureen Mendelowitz , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Wild 2018; (p. 20)
1 y separately published work icon Alone Not Lonely Maureen Mendelowitz , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2018 14725597 2018 single work novel

'Set in the turmoil of the apartheid years in South Africa a coloured woman faces the trials of racial discrimination as well as her own family trauma. Her employer, a privileged white woman, is challenged by the insurmountable difficulties of her marriage. Both are brought to breaking point as they struggle to find equilibrium in their lives. They are two women from opposite sides of the track. But take away the money, put aside the privileges. Are their lives really that different?' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon The Rock Maureen Mendelowitz , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2017 12335243 2017 selected work short story

'It is South Africa in the early years of the scourge of the apartheid system, its prejudices and injustices affecting the fabric of the society. Against this background is the thwarted love affair of Daniel and Maryssa, two young people from traumatic backgrounds. Daniel is a brilliant young doctor who is unable to admit to himself the love he has for Maryssa, and to take responsibility for their relationship. His actions are profoundly influenced by the negative impact from his childhood of his parents’ unhealthy marriage. Maryssa’s father is an abusive alcoholic. Her way of coping is to withdraw into herself. She is reticent and uncomplaining, accepting and forgiving - until pushed to the brink. Their ensuing relationship is one of frustration and insecurity, of passion and pain. But underlying this is a deep and unquestionable love for each other, a love that is unable to be resolved.' (Publication Summary)


 
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