Justine Ettler Justine Ettler i(A23778 works by)
Born: Established: 1965 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
Departed from Australia: 1997
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1 Anna Downes Red River Road and Lisa Kenway All You Took From Me Justine Ettler , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , October 2024;

— Review of Red River Road Anna Downes , 2024 single work novel ; All You Took From Me Lisa Kenway , 2024 single work novel

'These two new crime thrillers from Australian writers Anna Downes and Lisa Kenway bring fresh takes to the genre.'

1 5 y separately published work icon Bohemia Beach Justine Ettler , Yarraville : Transit Lounge , 2018 13646909 2018 single work novel

'Catherine Bell, a famous concert pianist, is struggling to hold on to her career in a competitive international arena that spans the classical music capitals of the world. After a disastrous show in Copenhagen, Cathy is about to attempt her first concert performance without alcohol in Prague when her marriage implodes, her terminally ill, Czech-born mother goes missing from her London hospital, and a much needed highly paid recording deal falls through. Cathy finds herself coping in the only way she knows how: grasping a glass of forbidden pre-performance champagne and flirting with Tomas, a stranger in a Prague nightclub.

'While her therapist Nelly advises her to abstain, Cathy's relationship with drink, and Tomas, draws her deep into a whirlpool of events as mysterious, tense and seductive as Prague itself. Justine Ettler's discipline in the writing is as controlled as Cathy is out of control – the novel brilliantly references classics such as Wuthering Heights – and as with Rachel in The Girl on a Train the reader is drawn into the protagonist's predicament with moving, palpable intensity.

'Bohemia Beach is an edge of your seat ride, a compelling story of addiction, passionate love and the power of art. It heralds the return of one of Australia's most distinctive authors.' (Publication summary)

1 Short and Sweet - or Stomach-Churning Justine Ettler , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 January 2013; (p. 32)

— Review of Griffith Review no. 38 Summer 2012 periodical issue
1 Writing Class : If Your Head Gets Stuck, Trust Your Gut Feeling Justine Ettler , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19-20 March 2011; (p. 33)
1 When Bad Luck Might Actually be Good Luck Travelling in Disguise : A Memoir Justine Ettler , 2010 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Heat , no. 24 (New Series) 2010; (p. 159-167)
1 Nostalgic Celebration of a Boyhood Spent on the Farm Justine Ettler , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 August 2010; (p. 30-31)

— Review of A Simpler Time Peter FitzSimons , 2010 single work autobiography
1 When Love Turns to Obsession Justine Ettler , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 July 2010; (p. 36)

— Review of Men of Bad Character Kathleen Stewart , 2010 single work novel
1 A Man's Journey to Womanhood Justine Ettler , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 December 2009; (p. 29)

— Review of The Real Possibility of Joy : A Personal Journey from Man to Woman Josephine Emery , 2009 single work autobiography
1 The Multicultural Gang's All Here Justine Ettler , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 November 2007; (p. 15)

— Review of Luck in the Greater West McDonald Damian , 2007 single work novel
1 Collision Course Justine Ettler , 2007 single work prose travel
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 January 2007; (p. 2)
1 Like Nuggets that Gleam in the Pan Justine Ettler , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 November 2006; (p. 33)

— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2006 2006 anthology short story extract
1 Second Comings Justine Ettler , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 November 2006; (p. 12-13)

— Review of The Gospel According to Luke Emily Maguire , 2006 single work novel ; Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls Danielle Wood , 2006 selected work short story
1 Nurtured Novelists Justine Ettler , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 February 2006; (p. 9)

— Review of Cusp Josephine Wilson , 2005 single work novel ; A New Map of the Universe Annabel Smith , 2003 single work novel
1 Love Is ... in a Class of Its Own Justine Ettler , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 February 2006; (p. 14-15)

— Review of Lies I Told about a Girl Anson Cameron , 2006 single work novel
1 Narrative fragments Justine Ettler , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 226 2000; (p. 44-45)

— Review of Liv : A Novel Morgan Yasbincek , 2000 single work novel
1 War is Generally Hell When Your Resistance Breaks Down Justine Ettler , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 April 1999; (p. 8)

— Review of Libertine Peta Spear , 1999 single work novel
1 Following the Female Line Justine Ettler , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 25 September no. 4982 1998; (p. 23)

— Review of Leaning Towards Infinity : How My Mother's Apron Unfolds into My Life Sue Woolfe , 1996 single work novel
1 Gen X-Cess Justine Ettler , 1998 single work biography travel
— Appears in: The Age , 21 March 1998; (p. 10)
1 Name Game: I Want Readers to Get Their Hands Dirty Justine Ettler , 1997 single work column biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 January 1997; (p. 8s)
1 Share-Household Hell Justine Ettler , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 196 1997; (p. 44-45)

— Review of The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco John Birmingham , 1997 single work novel
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