Neal Drinnan Neal Drinnan i(A32654 works by)
Born: Established: 1964 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon One of a Kind : The Book of Peter Macleod-Miller Neal Drinnan , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2023 26354535 2023 single work biography

'Explores the life and ministry of Father Peter Macleod-Miller, excavating the foundations of Christianity, Anglicanism and belief with broad strokes to weave a fascinating tale of love, endurance and triumph.

'Father Peter Macleod-Miller is the rector of St. Matthews Anglican Church in Albury, an important regional church with a colourful past and, thanks to Peter, a vibrant future. This modern community welcomes everyone with a warmth and generosity that has attracted nation-wide media attention. But the road to St Matthew's has been paved with shadows.

'From a childhood in Sydney's leafy northern suburbs to the cloistered wonders of St Andrew's Cathedral, Peter's ascension to faith involved personal and spiritual trials that included forbidden love, an AIDS pandemic and many other theological hurdles. His own quarries of doubt were both institutional and personal and led him as far afield as an English parish on a par with the BBC's Vicar of Dibley.

'Peter has become the 'sand in the cozzie' of the Anglican church for good reason: his quest to achieve inclusion and equality within the church for marginalised communities has pitted him against the fusty paternalism and dogma that still thrive within the upper echelons of the institution. Despite this, Peter's passion for his flock and for humanity at large have held him steady. His ministries over his life show the difference one person can make when they practice what Christ truly taught. His story is a testimony that love, humour, fun and outrageously good ideas make us all worthy of much more than gathering up the crumbs under God's table.

'Abandon all rancour ye who enter here. This is the book of Peter Macleod-Miller.' (Publication summary)

1 2 y separately published work icon Rural Liberties Neal Drinnan , Hong Kong : Signal 8 Press , 2017 12539507 2017 single work novel crime

'Moralla, a fading seaside town on the 'beautifully uncivilised' Sapphire Coast of New South Wales, has won Australia's Tidy Towns award for two years running. Now Rebecca Moore--the most beautiful, talented girl in town--is dead and there's nothing tidy about it. It seems everyone in this sleepy hollow is breaking bad and something has to be done. Why was she on the Princes Highway at four a.m.? What could have lured her there and how will the town cope with the series of events set in motion by her shocking departure?

'When the maverick foundation Rural Liberties sets up unconventional sexual retreats on Moralla's fringes and TV's longest-running reality show recruits the town's number two beauty, the stage is set for one of the most diabolical and outrageous coups ever. If what happens in Moralla stays in Moralla, then what will the new arrivals bring and what will they leave behind?

'Rebecca is watching from the wings as the town's moral compass goes haywire and a bold new era of debauchery and enlightenment is set to begin.'

(Synopsis)

1 2 y separately published work icon Rare Bird of Truth : A Novel Neal Drinnan , Pymble : Simon and Schuster Australia , 2010 Z1657179 2010 single work novel 'Virgil Mann is an Australian editor working in London who, via an unseemly brush with fate, has become a publisher. Good luck? Bad luck? It's too early to tell.

'His boss, Anthony, is facing some nasty unforeseen challenges while his boss's wife, Delia (Britain's favourite daytime television presenter), is attracting some unwanted attention of her own. Their son, Wesley, is about to tear the world apart with teen angst, while in sun-scorched Ibiza, a gold-digging beauty and the heir to Britain's largest retail fortune are about to bring the party season to a shocking and chilling end.

'What could one blow-in Aussie have to do with all these events? More than he'd ever expected--and far more than he'd like!

'Climb on board this crazy caravan of tortured teens, beach terrorists, medicated depressives, and hopeful hangers-on and explore the thrills and horrors of life in Britain at the dawn of the digital age.' (Publication summary)
1 5 y separately published work icon Izzy and Eve Neal Drinnan , San Francisco : Green Candy Press , 2006 Z1296156 2006 single work novel
1 Untitled Neal Drinnan , 2002 extract novel (Pussy's Bow)
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Gay Australian Writing 2002; (p. 382-390)
1 The Word Made Flesh Neal Drinnan , 2000 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 March 2000; (p. 7)
1 6 y separately published work icon Quill : A Novel Neal Drinnan , Ringwood : Penguin , 2000 Z251174 2000 single work novel
1 1 y separately published work icon Pussy's Bow Neal Drinnan , Ringwood : Penguin , 1999 Z160849 1999 single work novel humour crime
1 5 y separately published work icon Glove Puppet Neal Drinnan , Ringwood : Penguin , 1998 Z142300 1998 single work novel 'Johnny grew up in lower-class London with a mother who was both a prostitute and a drug addict. When his mother dies of an overdose, seven-year-old Johnny is befriended by a handsome stranger, Shamash, who saw the incident unfold. Before the police can inquire, Shamash has comforted the boy and, with the complicity of the orphaned Johnny, whisked him back to Australia, in the place of Shamash's own, recently deceased, son.

'Johnny, now become "Vaslav," settles into a comfortable life as the son of a prominent gay man - well known in gay and arts circles alike. Well-loved and taken care of by his new family, Vaslav thinks his past is gone forever. But as he becomes a teenager, Vaslav begins to realize that "Johnny" is still there, deep within him, ready to spend the forbidden currencies of youth and sex in this new world of excess, parties, and pretty boys.

'With the seeds of his own ruin sown deep within him, Vaslav initiates a forbidden love affair, one that threatens to destroy him and all whom he knows and loves.' (Trove)
1 Kitsch i "Kitschy, kitschy coup. You must look past the view", Neal Drinnan , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Writing the City : Part One 1998; (p. [14])
1 y separately published work icon Fruit Salad : A Compote of Contemporary Gay and Lesbian Writing Trish Luker (editor), Neal Drinnan (editor), Sydney : Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras , 1997 Z991854 1997 anthology short story
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