Serena Dayle Serena Dayle i(A123787 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 The Inferiority Complex Serena Dayle , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 8 July vol. 6 no. 33 1930; (p. 8, 50 - 51) Alice is tormented by an unrelenting feeling of inferiority and envy for the fascinating Claire. But Alice's moment comes when she rescues Claire from a shark attack.
1 The Secret Serena Dayle , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 22 April vol. 6 no. 22 1930; (p. 8, 50 - 51) Moina and her younger sister have been brought up by their Aunty Marty since Moina was three years old. Their aunt is kindly, but strict, and keeps them socially isolated, but Moina has met a man and fallen in love with him. She also writes secretly. When she discovers a page written by her mother she is overcome with terror and driven to desperate action.
1 The Locked Room Serena Dayle , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 14 January vol. 6 no. 8 1930; (p. 7, 50 - 51) A businessman suspects his wife of having an affair with a young artist. The truth turns out to be very different.
1 Silk Underthings Serena Dayle , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 19 November vol. 5 no. 52 1929; (p. 7, 50 - 51)

Seventeen-year-old Rhoda is the daughter of a caretaker, but dreams of owning and wearing silk underwear. One of Rhoda's jobs is to clean the flat of the glamorous Lila Lawrence. One evening when Lila is out, Rhoda succumbs to temptation and tries on some of Lila's luxurious underwear. When she hears what she believes is a thief enter the flat she is terrified, but her natural bravery results in a special reward.
1 The Wise Woman Serena Dayle , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 1 October vol. 5 no. 45 1929; (p. 7, 50 - 51) Minerva is a modern young woman who believes independence is the only thing that matters. Although she is married she does not believe she has to be with her husband all the time or be accountable to him in any way. She is holidaying with her mother, whom she regards as frail and old fashioned, and Daphne, her married sister, who is besotted with her two children. When an earthquake strikes the area Minerva is terrified. Her modern ideas desert her and she learns about her mother's wisdom.
1 Ghosts Serena Dayle , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 30 July vol. 5 no. 36 1929; (p. 7, 52 - 53) A party of four young people and three adults is staying at a holiday cottage by the sea. One of them, Julia Martin, lost her son, Chris, after a mining scandal in Peru, but she has never stopped hoping he will return. When the young people announce they are going ghost-hunting at nearby Malcolm's Castle, the deserted house of a reputed spiritualist, Mrs Martin insists on going with them, hoping to make contact with her son.
1 Reality Serena Dayle , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 18 June vol. 5 no. 30 1929; (p. 6, 50 - 51) William Henderson's wife, Ellen, is ill and the doctor tells William that it is up to her whether she lives or dies. William does not know how to respond to the situation, but a vision restores his wife to him.
1 In Other Worlds Serena Dayle , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 9 April vol. 5 no. 20 1929; (p. 4, 52 - 53) Miriam is infatuated with John, a new acquaintance. Her husband, Mick, seems uninteresting in comparison. But when John's boat breaks down in a storm as they are returning from a picnic, Miriam realises that it is Mick who has always been her protector.
1 'Ma' Serena Dayle , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 12 February vol. 5 no. 12 1929; (p. 6, 52 - 53) For thirty years 'Ma' has timidly endured her bullying family. Something compels her to visit a clairvoyant and what she hears about her supposed former life has a dramatic effect on her.
1 The Red Buddha Serena Dayle , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 7 August vol. 4 no. 37 1928; (p. 7, 50 - 51) A girl is moved by the poverty of a neighbour and sells her treasured red Buddha so that she can help him.
1 On the Seashore Serena Dayle , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 5 June vol. 4 no. 28 1928; (p. 6, 50) A small girl is saved from drowning by a rough-looking boy. They are observed by a stranger who, as he watches them, sees visions that suggest the children knew each other in a previous life.
1 The Helpmate Serena Dayle , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 10 April vol. 4 no. 20 1928; (p. 7, 50 - 51) A man, weary of life, his work and his self-centred wife, takes his sister-in-law and his young daughter for a ferry ride.
1 Land of Heart's Desire Serena Dayle , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 20 March vol. 4 no. 17 1928; (p. 7, 52 - 53) A young woman who has been paralysed in an accident escapes from her mundane everyday world into a land of dreams.
1 An Arabian Night Serena Dayle , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 6 March vol. 4 no. 15 1928; (p. 7, 52 - 53) A young woman is kept captive by her insane aunt for twenty one years. Her only escape is a copy of Arabian Nights.
1 The Jungle Child Serena Dayle , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 13 December vol. 4 no. 3 1927; (p. 11, 51) A neglected and motherless child is picked up from the street and taken to the seaside for a picnic. He hides in a cave and is left behind, but found later by a young widow who has recently lost her two-year-old son.
1 The Love Scene Serena Dayle , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 25 October vol. 3 no. 48 1927; (p. 6, 52 - 53) A young actress is afraid she will forget her lines during a love scene. The outcome is not what she expected.
1 Violets Serena Dayle , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 30 August vol. 3 no. 40 1927; (p. 7, 52-53) A girl is secretly married to a man her father has barred from the house.
1 Treasure Serena Dayle , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 19 July vol. 3 no. 34 1927; (p. 6, 54 - 55) A waitress longs to be able to buy expensive clothes. When an old man, who lives in the same boarding house as she does, tells her he has won one hundred pounds she sees an opportunity to obtain all the things she has longed for.
1 Fulfilment Serena Dayle , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 14 June vol. 3 no. 29 1927; (p. 7, 56) A writer with tuberculosis is haunted by all the things he will never be able to do. But when a fire breaks out in his boarding house he achieves the heroism he always craved.
1 A Man in Her Room Serena Dayle , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 3 May vol. 3 no. 23 1927; (p. 6, 54 - 55) Two hours after they are married a young woman's husband disappears.
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