McPhee Gribble McPhee Gribble i(A37109 works by) (Organisation) assertion
Born: Established: 1975 Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 1989
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More Winners McPhee Gribble (publisher), Penguin (publisher), series - publisher novel novella young adult
1 y separately published work icon Rodeo Girls Go Round the Outside Andrea Lemon (editor), Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1996 Z1205571 1996 anthology interview
1 3 y separately published work icon Recipes for Crime Kerry Greenwood , Jenny Pausacker , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1995 Z187126 1995 selected work short story prose detective mystery 'A smorgasbord for crime lovers : a potted history of the detective story, recipes to die for, and nine new stories in the style of the greats"--"A smorgasbord for crime lovers : a potted history of the detective story, recipes to die for, and nine new stories in the style of the greats.' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon Boundary Lines : Charlie McAdam and Family, as Told To Elizabeth Tregenza Elizabeth Tregenza , Charlie McAdam , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1995 Z1658526 1995 single work life story 'Boundary Lines is an inspirational portrait of a truly great Australian family, a tribute to big-heartedness in the face of adversity and to tackling obstacles head on.' (Back cover)
1 11 y separately published work icon Holding the Man Timothy Conigrave , Melbourne : McPhee Gribble , 1995 Z551412 1995 single work autobiography

'The mid-seventies - and satin baggies and chunky platforms reigned supreme. Jethro Tull did battle with glam-rock for the airwaves. At an all-boys Catholic school in Melbourne Timothy Conigrave fell wildly and sweetly in love with the captain of the football team. So began a relationship that was to last for fifteen years, a love affair that weathered disapproval, separation and, ultimately, death. Holding the Man recreates that relationship. With honesty and insight it explore the highs and lows of any partnership: the intimacy, constraints, temptations. And the strength of heart both men had to find when they tested positive to HIV.' (Publisher's blurb)
6 18 y separately published work icon Bones Gabrielle Lord , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1995 Z539780 1995 single work novel crime thriller
1 2 y separately published work icon And Even the Rats Clapped David Argue , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1995 Z476272 1995 single work novel humour
1 15 y separately published work icon Emerald Blue Gerald Murnane , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1995 Z373907 1995 selected work short story novella
1 6 y separately published work icon Ruddy Gore Kerry Greenwood , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1995 Z281429 1995 single work novel crime mystery

'The glorious Phryne Fisher returns to the spotlight in her seventh adventure. Running late to the Hinkler gala performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore, Phryne Fisher meets some thugs in dark alley and handles them convincingly before they can ruin her silver dress.

'Phryne then finds that she has rescued a gorgeous Chinese, Lin Chung, and his grandmother, and is briefly mistaken for a deity. Denying divinity but accepting cognac, she later continues safely to the theatre. But it's an unexpected evening as her night is again interrupted by a most bizarre death onstage.

'What links can Phryne possibly find between the ridiculously entertaining plot of Ruddigore, the Chinese community of Little Bourke St or the actors treading the boards of His Majesty's Theatre? Drawn backstage and onstage, Phryne must solve an old murder and find a new murderer and, of course, banish the theatre's ghost, who seems likely to kill again.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 4 y separately published work icon The String Morris Lurie , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1995 Z33526 1995 selected work short story
1 4 y separately published work icon The Artist's Wife Jim Morgan , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1995 Z249902 1995 single work novel
1 9 y separately published work icon The Australian Love Letters of Raymond Chandler Alan Close , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1995 Z246377 1995 single work novel In 1956 the 67-year-old American crime writer Raymond Chandler was down on his luck. His wife of thirty years had died, he drank too much and his career was on the skids. He tried to shoot himself and missed, then confessed all to a journalist in London. On the other side of the world, in rural New South Wales, 17-year-old Deidre Gartrell read of his loneliness and sent him a letter detailing her vital statistics. So began an intimate correspondence between two people who could not have been further apart, and who were never to meet ... . [This] work is an inventive blend of fiction and fact which takes us on an intriguing journey from Los Angeles in the 1950s to Australia in the 1990's' (Back cover 1995 edition.).
1 3 y separately published work icon I Was a Teenage Fascist David Greason , South Yarra : McPhee Gribble , 1994 Z1058291 1994 single work autobiography

Greason was thirteen when Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was sacked and Australia was thrown into constitutional crisis. Whitlam's dismissal was to spark an interest in politics that would take the schoolboy from West Preston to the farthest shores of Australian politics. Greason was to play a leading role in the establishment of the National Front and in the notorious racist outfit National Action, as well as becoming internationally known as an activist. - back cover
12 45 y separately published work icon Death of a River Guide Richard Flanagan , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1994 Z822275 1994 single work novel (taught in 5 units) Aljaz Cosini is leading a group of tourists on a raft tour down Tasmania's wild Franklin River when his greatest fear is realized—a tourist falls overboard. An ordinary man with many regrets, Aljaz rises to an uncharacteristic heroism, and offers his own life in trade. Trapped under a rapid and drowning, Aljaz is beset with visions both horrible and fabulous. He sees Couta Ho, the beautiful, spirited woman he loved, and witnesses his uncle Reg having his teeth pulled and sold to pay for a ripple-iron house. He sees cities grow from the wild rain forest and a tree burst into flower in midwinter over his grandfather's forest grave. As the entirety of Tasmanian life—flora and fauna—sings him home, Aljaz arrives at a world where dreaming reasserts its power over thinking, where his family tree branches into stories of all human families, stories that ground him in the land and reveal the soul history of his country.
1 5 y separately published work icon Blockbuster Jade Forrester , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1994 Z98786 1994 single work novel humour romance Jessica Taggart, enjoying phenomenal success of her first book needs a publicity stunt, which comes in the shape of Paola, a handsome, mysterious stranger who agrees to be her bodyguard and with whom Jess falls madly in love.(Libraries Australia)
1 10 y separately published work icon The Weekly Card Game Antoni Jach , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1994 Z539344 1994 single work novel satire
1 8 y separately published work icon Ceremony at Lang Nho Georgia Savage , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1994 Z539240 1994 single work novel
1 5 y separately published work icon Room for One Jim Schembri , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1994 Z455035 1994 single work novel humour
1 5 y separately published work icon A Shoulder to Lean On Jade Forrester , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1994 Z426441 1994 single work novel humour romance Cass has ditched her lover, started a new job as an architect and moved into a deco flat by the sea. For the first time she is in total control of her own life. But sometimes a modern girl needs a little more. Some support - a shoulder to lean on. (Libraries Australia)
1 8 y separately published work icon Loving Helen Jim Morgan , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1994 Z425388 1994 single work novel

'Dramatic novel, set in the Western District of Victoria in 1948, dealing with the relationship between two couples, and the issues of ownership, sexuality and class. By the author of 'Parakeet'.' (Publication summary)
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