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Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 23 March 2019 of The Weekend Australian est. 1977 The Weekend Australian
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* Contents derived from the , 2019 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Grounds for a Success Story, Ross Fitzgerald , single work review

'The person who mows your lawn probably does a fine job, but is there a book in that? And who would imagine an enticing story behind the franchises of Jim’s Mowing, Jim’s Cleaning and Jim’s Fencing?'  (Introduction)

 (p. 22)
A Balm in the Age of Self-help, Catie McLeod , single work review
— Review of Gravity Is the Thing Jaclyn Moriarty , 2019 single work novel ;

'When it comes to books, the best-selling genre is not fantasy or romance or sci-fi but self-help, the closest thing we have to written guides on how we should live our lives. You might say the Bible is the oldest self-help book we’ve got, though it’s rumoured the earliest texts of this prescriptive kind were written in ancient Egypt. (Introduction)' 

 (p. 24)
Invisible Woman Hungry for Love as Appetites Wane, Thuy On , single work review
— Review of The Age of Discretion Virginia Patricia Duigan , 2019 single work novel ;

'One day Vivien Quarry’s husband of 32 years says offhandedly to her, “Men are hardwired to not find older women attractive.” Geoff’s declarative, inflammatory comment is enough to steer her off-kilter. And he, at 69, is hardly ­pulchritudinous himself.' (Introduction)

 (p. 24)
Not Only Birds Are Free to Move on and Change, Louise Swinn , single work review
— Review of The Time Is Now, Monica Sparrow Matt Howard , 2019 single work novel ;

'Anyone beefing about unlikeable characters might take issue with Diane, Monica’s sister in Matt Howard’s new novel, The Time is Now, Monica Sparrow. Perpetually pie-eyed, she ­provides much of the levity and humour. She is publicly loud and rude, a snob and lousy at friendship.' (Introduction)

 (p. 25)
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