Claire Varley Claire Varley i(7322068 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 The Great Pretender Claire Varley , 2018 single work short story
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 39 2018; (p. 271-274)
1 y separately published work icon The Book of Ordinary People Claire Varley , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2018 14707200 2018 single work novel

'A grieving daughter navigates the morning commute, her mind bursting with memories pleading to be shared.

'A man made entirely of well-cut suits and strictly enforced rules swims his regular morning laps and fantasises about his self-assured promotion.

'A young lawyer sits in a fluorescent-lit office, typing indecipherable jargon and dreaming of everything she didn't become.

'A failed news hack hides under the covers from another looming deadline, and from a past that will not relent its pursuit.

'And a young woman seeking asylum sits tensely on an unmoving train, praying that good news waits at the other end of the line...

'In this charming, moving and affectionate novel, Claire Varley paints a magical portrait of five ordinary people, and the sometimes heartbreaking power of the stories we make of ourselves.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 A Quiet Afternoon on the Bay Claire Varley , 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 38 2017; (p. 208-217)
1 Tumble Claire Varley , 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 227.5 2017;
1 A Tale of Two Irans Claire Varley , 2017 single work prose
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , no. 29 2017; (p. 76-88)

'A trip to Iran offers a reminder that people are not their governments and governments aren't always their people.'

1 Inchoate Claire Varley , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: Seizure [Online] , October 2015;
1 From : The Bit in Between Claire Varley , 2015 extract novel (The Bit In Between)
— Appears in: Seizure [Online] , August 2015;
1 Books That Changed Me : Claire Varley Claire Varley , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 16 August 2015; (p. 12)
1 y separately published work icon The Bit In Between Claire Varley , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2015 8775417 2015 single work novel

'There are seven billion people in the world. This is the story of two of them.

'After an unfortunate incident in an airport lounge involving an immovable customs officer, a full jar of sun-dried tomatoes and the capricious hand of fate, Oliver meets Alison. In spite of this less than romantic start, Oliver falls in love with her.

'Immediately.

'Inexplicably.

'Irrevocably.

'With no other place to be, Alison follows Oliver to the Solomon Islands where he is planning to write his much-anticipated second novel. But as Oliver's story begins to take shape, odd things start to happen and he senses there may be more hinging on his novel than the burden of expectation. As he gets deeper into the manuscript and Alison moves further away from him, Oliver finds himself clinging to a narrative that may not end with 'happily ever after'.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Claire Varley Claire Varley , 2014 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Seizure [Online] , February 2014;
1 Poll Claire Varley , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Seizure [Online] , September 2014;
1 Hamlet, Remus and Two Guys Named Steve i "After your grandpa there was", Claire Varley , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Page Seventeen , no. 11 2014; (p. 99-100)
1 A Greek Tragedy Claire Varley , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Australian Love Stories 2014; (p. 155-167)
1 Hallow Claire Varley , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: Seizure [Online] , March 2013;
1 Beatitude i "And in this moment", Claire Varley , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Love Poems 2013 2013; (p. 304-305)
1 In the Name Of i "nine ikoni of jesus in the bedroom top drawer", Claire Varley , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Sotto , June 2013;
1 Once Claire Varley , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: Page Seventeen , no. 10 2012; (p. 145-152)
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