Shelley McInnis Shelley McInnis i(A107500 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 Donna Ward : She I Dare Not Name: A Spinster’s Meditations on Life Shelley McInnis , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , March 2020;

— Review of She I Dare Not Name : A Spinster's Meditations on Life Donna Ward , 2020 single work autobiography

'Donna Ward’s memoir explores spinsterhood, solitude, and shattering stereotypes.'

1 Leigh Sales : Any Ordinary Day: Blindsides, Resilience and What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life. Shelley McInnis , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , November 2018;

'The striking feature of this book is how much of herself Sales reveals as she takes a close look at a number of people blindsided by the ‘poison darts of fate’.' (Introduction)

1 Caroline Baum : Only: A Singular Memoir Shelley McInnis , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , March 2017;

'Baum’s memoir is replete with examples of emotional deftness of the highest order.

'I have very much enjoyed Caroline Baum’s published essays, and it is a delight to see two of them appearing as familiar landmarks in this big map of a memoir. One, entitled ‘Estranged’, appeared in last year’s collection of essays Rebellious Daughters, edited by Maria Katsonis and Lee Kofman. In that piece, Baum wrote of her estrangement from her parents when she was in her mid-40s. Her rebellion came a little late, she admitted, but from what she told us it was not difficult to understand why it had come so late, and why it had become so necessary. Still, it was heartbreaking to read about it and when, at the end of that memorable essay, she spoke of a reconciliation and alluded to something that was about to happen for which she would have to summon up all the strength of her daughterly love, I was curious. What happened next?' (Introduction)

1 Maria Katsonis and Lee Kofman (Eds) Rebellious Daughters : True Stories From Australia’s Finest Female Writers Shelley McInnis , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , August 2016;

— Review of Rebellious Daughters : True Stories from Australia's Finest Female Writers 2016 anthology autobiography
1 Melanie Joosten A Long Time Coming: Essays on Old Age Shelley McInnis , 2016 single work
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , June 2016;

— Review of A Long Time Coming : Essays on Old Age Melanie Joosten , 2016 selected work essay
'Old age may be a long time coming, but it is coming. This eloquent collection advocates for the elderly. ...'
1 Drusilla Modjeska : Second Half First Shelley McInnis , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , December 2015;

— Review of Second Half First Drusilla Modjeska , 2015 single work autobiography
1 Magda Szubanski : Reckoning Shelley McInnis , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , October 2015;

— Review of Reckoning : A Memoir Magda Szubanski , 2015 single work autobiography
1 Coming to Life on the Page Shelley McInnis , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 April 2012; (p. 36)

— Review of Not Drowning, Reading Andrew Relph , 2012 single work autobiography
1 There's More to Fishing Than Fish Shelley McInnis , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 March 2012; (p. 33)

— Review of Fishing the River of Time Tony Taylor , 2012 single work prose
1 Taking the Bad Along with the Good Shelley McInnis , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 December 2011; (p. 29)

— Review of Worse Things Happen at Sea Sarah Watt , William McInnes , 2011 single work autobiography
1 A Blend of Faith and Country Shelley McInnis , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 November 2011; (p. 29)

— Review of Tea with Arwa : One Woman's Story of Faith, Family and Finding a Home in Australia Arwa El Masri , 2011 single work autobiography
1 Dual Tragedy Tantalises Shelley McInnis , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 October 2011; (p. 30)

— Review of A Tragedy in Two Acts : Marcus Einfeld and Teresa Brennan Fiona Harari , 2011 single work biography
1 Coming to Terms with Childlessness Shelley McInnis , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 April 2011; (p. 26)

— Review of When the Bough Breaks Joanne W. Jones , 2011 single work autobiography
1 Deadly Battle with Demons of Dieting Shelley McInnis , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 February 2011; (p. 26)

— Review of Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain Portia De Rossi , 2010 single work autobiography
1 Personal Touch Missing Shelley McInnis , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 January 2011; (p. 29)

— Review of The Short Goodbye : A Skewed History of the Last Boom and the Next Bust Elisabeth Wynhausen , 2011 single work autobiography
1 Untitled Shelley McInnis , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Spring no. 122 2010; (p. 21-23)

— Review of Among the Chosen : The Life Story of Pat Giles Lekkie Hopkins , Lynn Roarty , 2010 single work biography
1 When in Rome, Don't Shelley McInnis , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 October 2010; (p. 26)

— Review of The Romantic : Italian Nights and Days Kate Holden , 2010 single work autobiography
1 In the House of Actuality of a Life-Long Contrarian Shelley McInnis , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 March 2010; (p. 16-17)

— Review of Trouble : Evolution of a Radical : Selected Writings 1970-2010 Kate Jennings , 2010 selected work essay poetry prose
1 Solace as Older Age Wearies Shelley McInnis , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 September 2009; (p. 16)

— Review of My Mother, My Writing and Me Iola Mathews , 2009 single work autobiography ; Learning How to Breathe Linda Neil , 2009 single work biography
1 Waiting, Watching, Writing on Different Edges of Grief Shelley McInnis , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 April 2009; (p. 15)

— Review of Waiting Room : A Memoir Gabrielle Carey , 2009 single work autobiography ; Through a Glass Darkly : A Journey of Love and Grief With My Father Caroline Jones , 2009 single work autobiography
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