Sean Dooley Sean Dooley i(A90998 works by)
Born: Established: 1968 ;
Gender: Male
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1 Fighting for Life and Beer Sean Dooley , 2009 extract autobiography (Cooking with Baz)
— Appears in: The Age , 22 August 2009; (p. 20)
1 3 y separately published work icon Cooking with Baz Cooking with Baz : How I Got to Know My Father Sean Dooley , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2009 Z1614399 2009 single work autobiography

'"Baz and my culinary tastes had, like virtually everything in our lives, moved in different directions. He was a meat and three veg kind of bloke. Me, well, I didn't know what kind of bloke I was."

Sean's dad, Baz, believes in making the most of the good things in life - beer, races and footy. Sean is a studious, birdwatching kind of guy. When Sean's mum, Di, starts treatment for cancer, it is cooking, of all things, that brings father and son together. Baz starts whipping up Japanese fish parcels and braised lamb shanks with polenta to tempt Di's flagging post-chemo appetite and Sean is impressed.

'When Baz gets the bad news that a lifetime of drinking and smoking has caught up with him, it's suddenly Sean's turn in the kitchen . . .

'As much about the changing landscape of Australian male culture as it is about losing loved ones, Cooking with Baz will make you laugh and get a lump in your throat, often at the same time. And you'll think about what "family" really means.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 The Peers Review : The Fear Virus Sean Dooley , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Limelight , May 2006; (p. 25)

— Review of The Pelagius Book Paul Morgan , 2005 single work novel
2 3 y separately published work icon The Big Twitch : One Man, One Continent and a Race Against Time : A True Story about Birdwatching Sean Dooley , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2005 Z1219583 2005 single work autobiography travel
— Appears in: Reader's Digest Encounters : Real Life Reading 2007; (p. 466-591)
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