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Doris Brett Doris Brett i(A18009 works by)
Born: Established: 1950 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Philomella and the Impossible Forest Doris Brett , Richmond : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing , 2023 25422838 2023 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'A were-dragon? A talking tree? Saving a world she didn’t know existed? ... Philomella’s having an unusual day. Mystery, humour and sparkling magic combine in this middle-grade fantasy-adventure novel – perfect for fans of The World Between Blinks and The Phantom Tollbooth.

'When Philomella is drawn into the Impossible Forest – a place where anything can happen and usually does – she’s headed for all the adventure she never wanted. There’s a belligerent princess to rescue, trolls to battle and a treacherously bewitching river to cross … and that’s just for starters. They’re all part of a mysterious enemy’s grand plan to destroy both the Forest and Philomella – and in this world of strange and dangerous magic, she’ll have to beat her deadly opponent using only her brains.

'And so, joined by some oddball companions (including a picnic basket with attitude, a boy whose ancestors were trees and a grandmother with weaponised kitchenware), Philomella sets out to do the impossible.  

'Can Philomella save the Forest? 
And can she also learn how to save herself?

An utterly enchanting novel for readers aged 9 and up.'  (Publication summary)
1 In the Kitchen i "We come back from flying", Doris Brett , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Generosity : 2020 ACU Prize for Poetry 2020; (p. 27-29)
1 8 y separately published work icon The Twelfth Raven : A Memoir of Stroke, Love and Recovery Doris Brett , Crawley : UWA Publishing , 2014 7039062 2014 single work autobiography

'When poet Doris Brett’s fit, healthy, 59-year-old husband had a massive stroke, losing the ability to speak, they were thrown into a journey of discovery.

'A golfball-sized blood clot in Martin’s brain was followed by a life-threatening heart condition. Later Brett learned that she carried the potentially deadly BRCA1 genetic mutation.

'As a psychologist, Brett was able to access and apply all the latest research on brain plasticity and neurotherapy and her husband confounded his doctors by making an exceptional recovery.

'In The Twelfth Raven, Brett calls on her poetic gifts to find meaning in illness and turn pain into art.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 The Neighbouring Bed in the Neurology Ward i "They are the opposite of fog", Doris Brett , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Coastline : Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2012; (p. 29)
1 y separately published work icon Inside a Tree and Other Poems Doris Brett , Warners Bay : Picaro Press , 2010 Z1737435 2010 selected work poetry
1 12 y separately published work icon Eating the Underworld : A Memoir in Three Voices Doris Brett , North Sydney : Vintage Australia , 2001 Z911564 2001 single work autobiography This autobiography is Doris Brett's personal account of her struggle with ovarian cancer. She has used "diary style" entries, poetry and fables to recount and examine her experiences and memories.
1 1 In Defence of My Mother Doris Brett , 2000 single work biography correspondence
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 26 September vol. 118 no. 6243 2000; (p. 12)
1 The First Minute after Midnight Doris Brett , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Heat , no. 11 1999; (p. 18-25)
1 Being Admitted i "When you enter, there is the sudden shift", Doris Brett , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: My Secret Life: Poems from the 1999 Melbourne Festival of Poetry 1999; (p. 17-18)
1 Autumn Again i "Autumn again. The city of leaving", Doris Brett , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999; (p. 28)
1 Anniversary i "It is summer again. The city has taken", Doris Brett , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999; (p. 27) Verbal Medicine : Twenty-One Contemporary Clinician Poets of Australia & New Zealand with Introduction, Historical Sketch and Select Bibliography 2006; (p. 20)
1 Hospital Stenography Doris Brett , 1999 sequence poetry
— Appears in: The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999; (p. 24-28)
1 C. T. Scan i "Mid-air, on your back, taking the slow-motion", Doris Brett , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999; (p. 25-26)
1 Pain i "When it's over, the body", Doris Brett , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999; (p. 25) Verbal Medicine : Twenty-One Contemporary Clinician Poets of Australia & New Zealand with Introduction, Historical Sketch and Select Bibliography 2006; (p. 19)
1 Night Sweats i "In the sweet weather we can't remember,", Doris Brett , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999; (p. 24-25)
1 Entering Hospital i "As strange as the travel between planets,", Doris Brett , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999; (p. 24)
1 Pages from the Other World : Snap Shots from a Journey Through Illness : Inside a Tree i "I imagine pulling a tree over my head,", Doris Brett , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 77 1999; (p. 24-25)
1 Pages from the Other World : Snap Shots from a Journey Through Illness : Veins i "Trees of my life", Doris Brett , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 77 1999; (p. 23-24) Verbal Medicine : Twenty-One Contemporary Clinician Poets of Australia & New Zealand with Introduction, Historical Sketch and Select Bibliography 2006; (p. 14)
1 Pages from the Other World : Snap Shots from a Journey Through Illness : Being Admitted i "When you enter, there is a sudden shift", Doris Brett , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 77 1999; (p. 22-23)
1 Pages from the Other World : Snap Shots from a Journey Through Illness Doris Brett , 1999 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 77 1999; (p. 22-25)
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