M. J. Hyland M. J. Hyland i(A25853 works by) (a.k.a. Maria Joan Hyland)
Born: Established: 1968 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1970 Departed from Australia: 2005
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1 How I Evaded Arrest on a Train Platform (Somewhere in the North of England) M. J. Hyland , 2015 single work prose
— Appears in: Better Than Fiction 2 : True Adventures from 30 Great Fiction Writers 2015;
1 The Hemingway Paradox M. J. Hyland , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , May no. 202 2015;
1 A Body's Betrayal M. J. Hyland , 2012 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 18 August 2012; (p. 16-19)
'M. J. Hyland dragged herself out of an impoverished childhood to become a lawyer and an acclaimed writer. Then, aged 40, she was struck by a debilitating illness. Here, the Irish-Australian novelist opens up for the first time about her multiple sclerosis diagnosis, and why she no longer has a pact with dying.' (Editor's abstract)
1 [Review] Cloudstreet M. J. Hyland , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , May no. 67 2011; (p. 72)

— Review of Cloudstreet Tim Winton , Ellen Fontana , 2011 series - publisher film/TV
1 Rich Pickings Christos Tsiolkas , A. P. Riemer , Robert Adamson , Jon Bauer , Geraldine Brooks , Chris Wallace-Crabbe , Chris Womersley , Helen Garner , Alex Miller , Kate Holden , Brenda Walker , Steven Amsterdam , Nam Le , Peter Temple , M. J. Hyland , Andrea Goldsmith , Michael Sexton , Michael McGirr , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11-12 December 2010; (p. 30-31)
Australian writers, together with Lloyd Jones and Colm Toibin, each nominate their favourite books of 2010. Some of the titles listed are by Australian authors.
1 All I Want ... Is a Book Brenda Walker , Nam Le , Christos Tsiolkas , Helen Garner , Jon Bauer , Alex Miller , Chris Wallace-Crabbe , Chris Womersley , Kate Holden , Steven Amsterdam , Peter Temple , M. J. Hyland , Andrea Goldsmith , Shane Maloney , Robert Adamson , Michael McGirr , Les Murray , Geraldine Brooks , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 11 December 2010; (p. 24-26)
Australian writers, together with Lloyd Jones and Colm Toibin, each nominate their favourite books of 2010. Some of the titles listed are by Australian authors.
1 First-Class Passage M. J. Hyland , 2010 single work short story
— Appears in: The Monthly , December 2010 - January 2011 no. 63 2010; (p. 50-55)
1 'I Could Put My Head in Her Lap, or the Other Way Round' M. J. Hyland , 2010 extract novel (This Is How)
— Appears in: The Age , 7 January 2010; (p. 14)
1 Readings Can Be Cheerful Alex Miller , Emily Maguire , Luke Davies , Emily Ballou , Steven Amsterdam , Kate Grenville , Brenda Niall , Peter Carey , M. J. Hyland , John Banville , Helen Garner , Geraldine Brooks , Andrea Goldsmith , Chris Wallace-Crabbe , Toni Jordan , Matthew Reilly , Charlotte Wood , Anson Cameron , Michael McGirr , Peter Temple , Robert Adamson , Nikki Gemmell , Steven Carroll , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 12 December 2009; (p. 26-28)
A range of writers offer their opinions on the books they most enjoyed reading in 2009. Some of the books cited are by Australian writers.
5 22 y separately published work icon This Is How M. J. Hyland , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2009 Z1601693 2009 single work novel

This Is How tells the story of Patrick Oxtoby, an outsider longing to fit in. When his fiancé Sarah breaks off their engagement, Patrick leaves home and moves to a boarding house in a seaside village a few hours away. In spite of his hopes for a new and better life, Patrick struggles to make friends or make the right impression. He can't shake the feeling that his new acquaintances are conspiring against him, further fracturing his fragile personality and prompting him to take a course of action that alters the course of his life. (Publisher's blurb)

1 Readings of Comfort and Joy Christos Tsiolkas , Steven Carroll , Geraldine Brooks , Helen Garner , Nam Le , Lisa Gorton , Don Watson , Matthew Condon , Alex Miller , Toni Jordan , Luke Davies , Dorothy Porter , Charlotte Wood , John Banville , Chris Wallace-Crabbe , Peter Temple , Robert Adamson , Peter Carey , Shane Maloney , Kevin Rabalais , Fiona Capp , Richard Flanagan , Kate Grenville , M. J. Hyland , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 13 December 2008; (p. 27-29)
The Age invites a number of Australian writers (and Canadian Lawrence Hill) to nominate 'their favourite literary encounters' of 2008. Some of the books nominated are Australian titles.
1 Eggshell Skull M. J. Hyland , 2008 single work short story
— Appears in: Zoetrope : All Story , Spring vol. 12 no. 1 2008;
1 Searching for the Holly Grail Charlotte Wood , Christos Tsiolkas , M. J. Hyland , Matthew Reilly , Helen Garner , Emily Maguire , Peter Carey , Luke Davies , Les Murray , Gregory Day , Shane Maloney , Alexis Wright , Jeff Sparrow , Chris Wallace-Crabbe , Steven Carroll , Peter Temple , Geraldine Brooks , Michelle De Kretser , Matthew Condon , Jennifer Maiden , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 8 December 2007; (p. 27-29)
The Age asked a group of Australian and overseas writers to choose their favourite books of 2007. The names of the Australian respondents only are listed on this record.
1 Small Words M. J. Hyland , 2006-2007 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 19 December-9 January vol. 124 no. 6551 2006-2007; (p. 150-153)
1 33 y separately published work icon Carry Me Down M. J. Hyland , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2006 Z1247272 2006 single work novel thriller

'John Egan is a misfit — "a twelve year old in the body of a grown man with the voice of a giant" — who diligently keeps a "log of lies." John's been able to detect lies for as long as he can remember, it's a source of power but also great consternation for a boy so young. With an obsession for the Guinness Book of Records, a keenly inquisitive mind, and a kind of faith, John remains hopeful despite the unfavorable cards life deals him.

'This is one year in a boy's life. On the cusp of adolescence, from his changing voice and body, through to his parents’ difficult travails and the near collapse of his sanity, John is like a tuning fork sensitive to the vibrations within himself and the trouble that this creates for he and his family.

'Carry Me Down is a restrained, emotionally taut, and sometimes outrageously funny portrait whose drama drives toward, but narrowly averts, an unthinkable disaster.' (Publication summary)

1 Diary M. J. Hyland , 2004 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Best Australian Essays 2004 2004; (p. 61-69) London Review of Books , 6 May vol. 26 no. 9 2004; (p. 34-35) The Best Australian Essays : A Ten Year Collection 2011;
1 Asylum Elegy M. J. Hyland , 2004 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 63 no. 4 2004; (p. 75-80) The Age , 11 December 2004; (p. 1) On the Edge : Thirty Modern Australian Short Stories 2005; (p. 219-227) Meanjin , Summer vol. 69 no. 4 2010; (p. 75-80) Meanjin Anthology 2012; (p. 301-307)
1 Trampoline M. J. Hyland , 2003 single work short story
— Appears in: Heatwave : Penguin Australian Summer Stories 5 2003; (p. 195-207)
1 On My Bedside Table : M. J. Hyland M. J. Hyland , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 19 July 2003; (p. 6)
1 11 y separately published work icon How the Light Gets In M. J. Hyland , Camberwell : Penguin , 2003 Z1040089 2003 single work novel

'Lou Connor, a precocious, gifted, and unhappy sixteen-year-old, is offered a place as an exchange student in the United States, something that she hopes will take her far away from her bleak life of poverty in Sydney, Australia. Having endured a childhood with an emotionally crass, deadbeat family, she welcomes the opportunity to live the middle-class life she has long dreamed of. But soon after she moves in with her host family, the Hardings - who live in a prefabricated mansion in a nameless Chicago suburb - Lou's acute need for acceptance and love runs up against the Hardings' suffocating pursuit of a particular form of suburban perfection. How the Light Gets In is a portrait of a girl on the verge of adulthood whose world - like Holden Caulfield's before her - is full of mixed messages.' (Synopsis)

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