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Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent
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'The loss of a parent is an experience that we all face without any training - relating to a parent through old age and illness; going through the actual death in different circumstances and whether we can help parents to have a good death; the emotional aftermath - shock, grief, relief, the effect on families; funerals, wills and other rituals; clearing out the house and keeping memories alive; recovery and carrying on with life; the longer-term changes in us and our relationship with our parents. Edited by Sydney Morning Herald literary editor, journalist and writer Susan Wyndham, My Mother, My Father is a collection of stories from 14 remarkable Australian writers, sharing what it is to feel loss, and all the experiences and memories that create the image of our parents. Contributors include Helen Garner, David Marr, Tom Keneally, Gerard Windsor, Susan Duncan and Caroline Baum. These stories are intimate, honest, moving, sometimes funny, never sentimental, and always well written.' (Publisher's blurb)

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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Allen and Unwin , 2013 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
For My Father (1921- 31 December 2010)i"I want to share the bars of every gate", Margaret Barbalet , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
Waltzing the Jaguar, Caroline Baum , single work biography (p. 7-26)
Independence Days, Thomas Keneally , single work autobiography (p. 27-41)
Esther Jean, Susan Duncan , single work autobiography (p. 42-60)
Luminosity, Nikki Barrowclough , single work autobiography (p. 61-75)
The Passage, Jaya Savige , single work autobiography (p. 94-114)
A Tale of Two Fathers, Kathryn Heyman , single work autobiography (p. 115-132)
Afterlife, David Marr , single work autobiography (p. 133-144)
Scrabble, Margaret Rice , single work autobiography (p. 145-162)
Goodbye, Porkpie Hat : 16 Ways to Say Farewell, Mandy Sayer , single work autobiography (p. 163-181)
Disbelief, Susan Wyndham , single work autobiography (p. 183-200)
If You Have Tears, Gerard Windsor , single work autobiography (p. 201-215)
Fred and Joan at the Forum Des Images, Linda Neil , single work autobiography (p. 216-229)
Dreams of Her Real Self, Helen Garner , single work autobiography

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Works about this Work

What I’m Reading Jo Case , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2014;
Review : My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent Jenny Summerville , 2013 single work
— Appears in: Good Reading , November 2013; (p. 54)

— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry
[Review] My Mother, My Father Robyn Douglass , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 November vol. 2 November no. 2013; (p. 20)

— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry
Final Exit Dina Ross , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 356 2013;

— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry
Candid Reflections on Life and Loss Deeply Moving Stephanie Dowrick , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 November 2013; (p. 20)

— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry
The Grief of Losing Those Who Have Known Us Longest Rosemary Neill , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 October 2013; (p. 20)

— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry
Adult Orphans Tell Moving Stories of Life and Loss Stephanie Dowrick , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2-3 November 2013; (p. 28-29)

— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry
Bearing Witness to a Grown Child's Grief Stephanie Dowrick , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 2 November 2013; (p. 25)

— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry
Candid Reflections on Life and Loss Deeply Moving Stephanie Dowrick , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 November 2013; (p. 20)

— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry
Final Exit Dina Ross , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 356 2013;

— Review of My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013 anthology autobiography poetry
Part of You Goes with Them Susan Wyndham , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 28 September 2013; (p. 12)
What I’m Reading Jo Case , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2014;
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