Jennifer Bacia Jennifer Bacia i(A25886 works by) (birth name: Jennifer Hilda Bacia)
Born: Established: 1949 Aberdeen,
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1952
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1 y separately published work icon Dark Side Of The Harbour Jennifer Bacia , Lidcombe : Booktopia Editions , 2020 21977026 2020 single work novel

'It's the swinging 60s, Sydney. Post-war Australia is booming and the excitement of the city lures two young women, Rose and Margot, eager for adventure in these rapidly changing times.

'They meet through work at David Jones, the iconic department store, and country-girl Rose is in awe of beautiful, worldly Margot, who makes it clear she's determined to catch herself a wealthy husband.

'At a coffee bar in cosmopolitan Kings Cross, they encounter two debonair Europeans, Stefan and Josef, former Polish army officers seeking to rebuild their lives. Friendship grows between the foursome, and the women's eyes are opened to a world of ideas and experience very different from the one they grew up in.

'Yet romance between Rose and Stefan is thwarted by lingering wartime trauma. And Margot, well, she has no intention of marrying a penniless immigrant like Josef: ignoring the danger signs, she has her sights set on the city's most eligible bachelor instead. But it's a tragedy neither of the women sees coming which is about to change their lives forever.' (Publication summary)

Fast-forward over two decades later, and a leading current affairs show has begun investigating a long-ago murder on the sleepily opulent Northern Beaches. The locals are abuzz with speculation. Some have reason to feel nervous - including the police. Others, who've stayed silent for years, are at last tempted to tell the truth. A truth Margot and Rose could never have imagined.

1 2 y separately published work icon Table For Three Jennifer Bacia , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 2003 Z1004274 2003 single work novel

'From the author of 'Shadows Of Power' and 'Everything To Lose', comes an unputdownable new novel of three women friends and their choices in life.

'Marnie's building company is under siege from a rival and there's a danger she could lose everything. Then her father becomes seriously ill and Marnie is forced to confront feelings she's buried deep in the past.

'Tina finally finds the strength to end her love affair with a married man, but is unprepared for the loneliness that engulfs her. When her flat is burgled, she takes in a lodger and discovers that friendship can blossom in the most unlikely circumstances.' (Publication summary) 

1 y separately published work icon Jennifer Bacia Jennifer Bacia , Gold Coast : Jennifer Bacia , 2002- Z1032421 2002- website Contains a bibliography, short biography and extracts.
1 Love Has Many Faces Jennifer Bacia , 2001 single work short story
— Appears in: Love, Obsession, Secrets & Lies 2001; (p. 3-53)
1 y separately published work icon A Moment in Time [and] Best Kept Secrets Jennifer Bacia , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 2000 17364056 2000 selected work novel 'Women facing choices in life and love - and the consequences . . .
'Here are two enchanting stories from one of Australia's bestselling writers, published together for the first time. (Publication summary)
 
1 2 y separately published work icon Everything to Lose Jennifer Bacia , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 1999 Z294045 1999 single work novel

'Four old friends meet at a school reunion - Cate, the single successful television producer, Leith, the happily married society wife, Rory, the brilliant editor who makes a late decision to have a child, and Judith, the devoted wife and mother. The meeting prompts each woman to face the lie her life has become and sets in motion a roller-coaster of events. As each woman confronts a major turning point in her life, she risks losing all that is safe and familiar, and wonders if the price of chasing her dreams is too high. When the four friends find themselves together again in a packed courtroom, one of them will be facing a terrible ordeal.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Chapter One : Everything You Want to Know about Starting Your Novel! Jennifer Bacia , St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 1998 Z802480 1998 multi chapter work prose

'Even experienced writers admit that those first blank pages are the hardest part about starting a novel. In works of popular fiction it is usual to ensure that location, characters, description, time frame, intrigue and motivation are quickly set up in chapter one. After numerous frustrated attempts too many would-be authors give up on this difficult task and disappointedly shelve their dreams of writing a novel. The purpose of this book is to help beginning writers overcome those difficulties by offering them a variety of opening chapters in which the hard work of exposition has already been done. Each chapter is closely analyzed to indicate why it works as an effective opening and, as well, suggestions are made as to how the beginning might be developed into a full-length novel. Further material is provided by the author's close examination of the beginnings of her own six novels. "Chapter One" is a guide by an experienced and successful fiction writer. In a lively and forthright style, Jennifer Bacia offers a unique means of overcoming those fears and doubts that have been the stumbling block to fulfilling many writers' dreams.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Best Kept Secrets Jennifer Bacia , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 1997 Z257631 1997 single work novel 'Money and success are not enough when love dies and secrets turn deadly....

'Cass, Fran and Angela share one of the city's best addresses, yet behind the successful careers and designer clothes each is facing the crisis of her life. Cass once had it all - spectacular home, great kids, and a happy marriage to a successful man who adored her. Or so she thought.

'Fran has worked hard to become a top-flight lawyer and has the trappings to prove it - not that her Italian parents are impressed by their still-single daughter. When passion ignites with a new client, Fran discovers that self-deception can exact an impossible price.

'Angela is a smart, sharp-tongued media anchor, but there are threats waiting in the wings...younger rivals and dangerous strangers. Fearless and independent, she is prepared for anything - except the shock of a crisis too enormous to handle alone.'

 (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon A Moment in Time Jennifer Bacia , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 1996 Z532539 1996 single work novel 'Maddy Tyler, a chic art gallery owner, is driven, overworked and cynical about love. When a sudden crisis makes her re-evaluate her life, she impulsively buys a weekend retreat in the country.
'Fraser O’Neill, her rural neighbor, is an easy-going, laconic widower of simple tastes and quite definitely not Maddy’s ‘type’. Still, a comfortable weekend affair is another story... and Maddy of course will be in control.
'But nothing is ever that simple and Maddy is forced to face the demons of her past and make a heartbreaking choice that will rock all she thought certain in her life.'

 (Publication summary)

1 The Gift Jennifer Bacia , 1994 single work short story romance
— Appears in: Summer of Love 1994; (p. 121-150)
1 2 y separately published work icon Creating Popular Fiction : How to Write Novels that Sell Jennifer Bacia , St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 1994 Z508006 1994 single work criticism

'This is a guide written by an Australian for all aspiring Australian writers, providing practical advice and strategies for writing that novel you've dreamed of for so long.
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In down-to-earth and conversational style, the author:

'- Tells you how to make sure you are writing the novel that publishers - and readers - really want.' (Publication summary) 

1 1 y separately published work icon Summer of Love Di Morrissey , Lilly Sommers , Anna Jacobs , Jennifer Bacia , Frances Kendall , Kerri Lane , Nancy Cash , Beverley Harper , Judy Nunn , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 1994 Z354543 1994 anthology short story Nine short stories told from a woman's point of view. Plots are about the dilemmas of human relationships, love and affection.
1 y separately published work icon Shadows of Power [and] Angel of Honour Jennifer Bacia , Chippendale : Pan Macmillan Australia , 1993 Z828041 1993 selected work novel
2 y separately published work icon Mask of Paradise Jennifer Bacia , Chippendale : Macmillan , 1993 Z295264 1993 single work novel Brilliant, beautiful, driven. Eve wanted it all. Never in her wildest nightmares could she have dreamed what it would cost her. Paris, Warsaw, Sydney, Surfers Paradise, backdrops to a tale that links the terrifying legacies of love and blood. (Source: Trove)
2 y separately published work icon Whisper from the Gods Jennifer Bacia , Chippendale : Macmillan , 1992 Z255009 1992 single work novel crime

'When Elizabeth Eden, screen goddess and sex symbol, is found dead at 33, the official verdict is suicide. Just a few weeks later President Tom Madigan is assassinated. His son's succession seems assured until the announcement that a block-buster movie is to be made about Elizabeth Eden.' (Publication summary)

2 2 y separately published work icon Angel of Honour Jennifer Bacia , Chippendale : Pan Macmillan Australia , 1991 Z545328 1991 single work novel 'Her mother was a legendary screen goddess who gave up her career to follow the man she loved. Her father was president of a country at the mercy of powerful forces determined to overthrow him. But Noella de Bartez, still guilty over a long-ago sin, no longer feels she has a rightful place in the family dynasty. Wild and wilful, she rejects the land of her birth for the temptations of Paris and London. There, her uncanny likeness to her late mother opens doors to high society, but also entraps her in a decadence capable of destroying all her father has worked for.
'Then a single shattering event changes everything and Noella must find the courage to become a woman who will honor the family name and do her duty to her country in its darkest hours.' (Publication summary)
6 4 y separately published work icon Shadows of Power Jennifer Bacia , Sydney : Pan , 1988 Z372817 1988 single work novel A tale of one woman's driving ambition and all-consuming passion. Sexually abused by her father and raised by her Irish landlady (later discovered to be the owner of Sydney's most notorious brothel), Lenore Hamlyn is determined to escape her sordid past. Defiant and determined, she emerges from her working-class background to become the charismatic and calculating Anthea James - Australia's most powerful and highly-paid media personality. Driven by her dream of achieving freedom for all women, Anthea James has her sights set on gaining the ultimate in political power. But out of Anthea's past emerges the only man she has ever loved, who now has the power to destroy her. (Source: Trove)
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