Angela Savage Angela Savage i(A85115 works by)
Born: Established: 1966 ;
Gender: Female
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1 I Should Be So Lucky Angela Savage , 2024 single work short story
— Appears in: Spinning Around : The Kylie Playlist 2024; (p. 17-33)
1 Kylie Q&A Angela Savage , Kirsten Krauth , 2024 single work prose
— Appears in: Spinning Around : The Kylie Playlist 2024; (p. 7-16)
1 y separately published work icon Spinning Around : The Kylie Playlist Kirsten Krauth (editor), Angela Savage (editor), Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 2024 28229937 2024 anthology short story

'Australian icon Kylie Minogue is the musical muse for this sparkling new anthology. Twenty-four writers, a third of whom identify as LGBTQIA+, used a Kylie Minogue song as the springboard for a new, original piece of work, covering the genres of crime, memoir, speculative fiction, poetry and science fiction – from Kylie’s 1987 release ‘I Should Be So Lucky’ all the way through to her newest album ‘Tension’.' (Publication summary)

1 Don’t Stand So Close to the Window Angela Savage , 2022 single work prose
— Appears in: Minds Went Walking : Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined 2022; (p. 237-250)
1 y separately published work icon Live Recording : Christos Tsiolkas in Conversation Angela Savage (interviewer), 2021 23474816 2021 single work podcast interview

'A conversation between authors Christos Tsiolkas and Angela Savage to celebrate the release of Tsiolkas' latest novel, Seven and a Half.'  (Production summary)

1 6 y separately published work icon Mother of Pearl Angela Savage , Yarraville : Transit Lounge , 2019 16673299 2019 single work novel

'A luminous and courageous story about the hopes and dreams we all have for our lives and relationships, and the often fraught and unexpected ways they may be realised.

Angela Savage draws us masterfully into the lives of Anna, an aid worker trying to settle back into life in Australia after more than a decade in Southeast Asia; Meg, Anna’s sister, who holds out hope for a child despite seven fruitless years of IVF; Meg's husband Nate, and Mukda, a single mother in provincial Thailand who wants to do the right thing by her son and parents.

The women and their families' lives become intimately intertwined in the unsettling and extraordinary process of trying to bring a child into the world across borders of class, culture and nationality. Rich in characterisation and feeling, Mother of Pearl, and the timely issues it raises, will generate discussion amongst readers everywhere.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 What I’m Reading Angela Savage , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2017;
1 The Odds Angela Savage , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Review of Australian Fiction , vol. 17 no. 5 2016;
1 The Elephant Thief Angela Savage , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , April-May no. 135 2015; (p. 53-57)
1 6 y separately published work icon The Dying Beach Jayne Keeney P.I. In Krabi Angela Savage , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2013 6002573 2013 single work novel crime

'A new case for expat private investigator Jayne Keeney.

As Jayne and Rajiv holiday in Krabi, Jayne can't stop her mind straying to thoughts of the future: a successful business, perhaps even a honeymoon. Who would have thought she could be so content?

But then their tour guide's body is found floating in the shallows and no one can explain the marks around her neck. Jayne and Rajiv are pulled into a case that the police have already decided isn't one: a case that will pull at the seams of their fledgling relationships and lead Jayne into grave danger. ' (Publisher's blurb)

1 Writing Gives Me Wings Angela Savage , 2013 single work essay
— Appears in: If I Tell You...I'll Have to Kill You 2013;
1 Killing Peacocks Angela Savage , 2012 single work short story crime
— Appears in: Hard Labour 2012; (p. 36-53)
1 y separately published work icon The Teardrop Tattoos Angela Savage , Brunswick : Angela Savage , 2012 7798549 2012 single work short story crime

'In this award-winning short story set in Melbourne, Australia, an anonymous narrator is released from prison into public housing near a child care centre. When she receives a complaint about her dog, a restricted breed, she blames a mother whose infant attends the centre. Acquiring disguises from the local op shop, she stalks the mother and sets about plotting a terrible revenge for the loss of her dog.' (Publication summary)

1 6 y separately published work icon The Half-Child Angela Savage , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2010 Z1726672 2010 single work novel crime detective

'Jayne Keeney is a fiesty thirty-something Aussie who has been living in Bangkok for many years. She has been hired to investigate the alleged suicide of a young Australian woman in a seedy Thai coastal town. Maryanne Delbeck was happy and harmless, her father refuses to believe she took her own life. Jayne immerses herself in the case, navigating the backstreet world of Thai ladyboys, monks, strippers, expats and corrupt officials.

'Maryanne's death is not the only mystery awaiting Jayne among Pattaya's neon signs and go-go bars. While working undercover at the orphanage where Maryanne volunteered, Jayne discovers something far more sinister. Now her life is in danger, her case is still unsolved and she barely has time for dinner with her handsome new love interest, Rajiv. With love and death both circling, Jayne now has two cases to crack and very little time to do it.

'The Half-Child is not your standard crime novel, and Jayne Keeney is not your everyday detective.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 y separately published work icon Jayne Keeney P. I. Angela Savage , 2004 Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2004- Z1730322 2004 series - author novel crime detective
2 6 y separately published work icon Behind the Night Bazaar Thai Died Angela Savage , 2004 Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2006 Z1276000 2004 single work novel crime detective thriller

'Thirty-something Australian Jayne Keeney works as a PI in Bangkok. Shaken by a serious incident, she heads north to visit her close friend Didier in Chiang Mai, though there's no relief for her there. Murder is in the air and the police, led by Lieutenant Colonel Ratratarn, have no interest in justice. But Jayne does. With some help from Arthur Conan Doyle she digs deep—past the tacky glamour of the city's clubs and bars, arrogant expats, corrupt officials, and a steamy affair—to find out just what happened behind the Night Bazaar.

'Angela Savage has brought the streets of Thailand vividly to life. In Jayne Keeney she has created a gutsy heroine.This is an unforgettable debut novel and the start of an exciting new series.' (From the publisher's website.)

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