Anne Coombs Anne Coombs i(A21414 works by) (a.k.a. Anne Dorothy Coombs)
Born: Established: 21 Oct 1956
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Australia,
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 ; Died: Ceased: Dec 2021
Gender: Female
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1 1 y separately published work icon Glass Houses : A Novel Anne Coombs , Perth : Upswell Publishing , 2023 25547576 2023 single work novel 'Raymond causes a stir in country town Glaston when he buys Glastonbridge, a house of vast, neo-Gothic fantasy abandoned for decades. It's an ambitious project, and all previous renovators have come to grief. Out of the woodwork real estate agents, a jealous sister, the heritage council, prospective tourism operators and journalists, proffering opinions, make his life a misery. As the restoration goes on, Raymond becomes increasingly isolated, unable to trust anyone, alienating his friends and giving courage to his enemies. He believes that unseen forces are trying to remove him from his grand project. At turns pitied, admired, humoured and loved, Raymond undoubtedly has the knowledge, vision and fortune to make Glastonbridge thrive again, but will he be able to see it through? Glass Houses is a gentle satire with a rapier edge, perfectly capturing the socially mobile mid-nineties milieu of city folk with country houses. Anne Coombs's final novel is about finding your place of refuge and reaching for what you want.' 

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1 Scratch the Surface : Flower Power Anne Coombs , 2008 single work biography
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Spring no. 21 2008; (p. 253-256)
1 Time for an Amnesty Anne Coombs , 2005-2006 single work essay
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Summer no. 10 2005-2006; (p. 71-76)
1 Struggling in Fertile Ground Anne Coombs , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 266 2004; (p. 15)
— Review of Up We Grew : Stories of Australian Childhoods Pamela Bone , 2004 selected work autobiography
1 Broome - Remote Frontier Town or the Future Shape of Australia Susan Varga , Anne Coombs , 2001 single work essay
— Appears in: The Sydney Papers , vol. 13 no. 2 2001; (p. 97-106)
2 7 y separately published work icon Broometime Susan Varga , Anne Coombs , Sydney : Hodder Headline Australia , 2001 Z818427 2001 single work prose travel
1 Culture Speak Anne Coombs , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , February vol. 3 no. 1 1998; (p. 22-23,31)
— Review of Gangland : Cultural Elites and the New Generationalism Mark Davis , 1999 single work criticism
1 The Fruits of Her Labour Anne Coombs , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 June 1998; (p. 12)
— Review of Till Apples Grow on an Orange Tree Cassandra Pybus , 1998 selected work prose autobiography
1 A Life Told Too Soon Anne Coombs , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 September 1998; (p. 8)
— Review of Snake Dancing Roberta Sykes , 1998 single work autobiography
1 y separately published work icon Sex and Anarchy: The Life and Death of the Sydney Push Anne Coombs , Ringwood : Viking , 1996 Z1134977 1996 single work non-fiction Includes discussion of many literary identities associated with the intellectual and political activity of the Sydney Push - Harry Hooton, Clive James, Frank Moorhouse to name only a few.
1 Daddy Cool and Tragic Anne Coombs , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 June 1996; (p. rev 9)
— Review of My Boyfriend's Father Ben Winch , 1996 single work novel ; Imago Francesca Rendle-Short , 1996 single work novel
1 Devil in the Details Anne Coombs , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30-31 March 1996; (p. rev 8)
— Review of The Sunken Road Garry Disher , 1996 single work novel ; Dirt and Other Stories Catherine Ford , 1996 selected work short story
1 Push Comes to New Shove Anne Coombs , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 11 December 1995; (p. 13)
— Review of The Push : an impressionist memoir Judy Ogilvie , 1995 single work novel
1 Between Painting and Language Anne Coombs , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 May 1995; (p. rev 8)
— Review of The Sitters Alex Miller , 1995 single work novel ; Just a Prostitute Marianne Wood , 1995 single work novel
1 Traps for Young Players Anne Coombs , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 November 1995; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Know Life Daniella Petkovic , Maria Kokokiris , 1995 single work novel ; The Best Thing Margo Lanagan , 1995 single work novel
1 Journeys Stalled Between Memory and Myth Anne Coombs , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 October 1994; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Romeo of the Underworld Venero Armanno , 1994 single work novel ; The World Waiting to be Made Simone Lazaroo , 1994 single work novel
1 Portraits of Urban Lives Anne Coombs , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 November 1994; (p. rev 6)
— Review of Solstice Matt Rubinstein , 1994 single work novel ; The Crypt Orchid Helen Barnes , 1994 single work novel
1 4 y separately published work icon No Man's Land Anne Coombs , East Roseville : Simon and Schuster Australia , 1993 Z475172 1993 single work novel
1 The Play i "I wait, as millions have waited", Anne Coombs , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 17 no. 1 1990; (p. 115)
1 The Writer i "In the space that was her head the world went on.", Anne Coombs , 1988 single work poetry
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 16 no. 1 1988; (p. 42)
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