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Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 The Wild Sweet Flowers : Alvie Skerritt Stories
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'Alvie Skerritt - irrepressible, down-to-earth, sometimes fierce - is the centre of this boldly original collection of linked narratives. These stories present a modern family portrait full of compassion and humour.' (Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Something New, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 1-11)
Aubade, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 12-16)
Nuclear, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 17-26)
Walking the Dog, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 27-37)
Primavera, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 38-46)
Harvest, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 47-59)
The Wild Sweet Flowers, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 60-115)
Storm, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 116-121)
Miss Lafferty Plays Scrabble, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 122-134)
Nightshift, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 135-149)
A Good Tidy Up, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 150-157)
A Love Story, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 158-176)
Acid Rain, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 177-190)
Mona Lisa, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 191-196)
Capital Gains, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 197-224)
The Wild Eye of the Moon, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 225-237)
Voice-Over, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 238-251)
Kiss a Thief, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 252-268)
Something Old, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 269-293)
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Works about this Work

Something Old Trevor Byrne , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 1-2 1995; (p. 186-188)
— Review of The Wild Sweet Flowers : Alvie Skerritt Stories Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1994 selected work short story
Meetability Jennifer Maiden , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 138 1995; (p. 68-70)
— Review of A Change in the Lighting Amy Witting , 1994 single work novel ; Crosskill : A Wyatt Novel Garry Disher , 1994 single work novel ; Jetlag : A Novel Michele Nayman , 1994 single work novel ; One of the Wattle Birds Jessica Anderson , 1994 single work novel ; Recollections of Ludowyck B. Laurent Vitel , 1994 single work novel ; The Wild Sweet Flowers : Alvie Skerritt Stories Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1994 selected work short story ; Truce Joanna Murray-Smith , 1994 single work novel
Putting Pieces Together Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Redoubt , no. 21 1995; (p. 95-100)
Alvie Plays the Game of Life in New Short Story Collection John Scheckter , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 8 no. 2 1994; (p. 157)
— Review of The Wild Sweet Flowers : Alvie Skerritt Stories Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1994 selected work short story
Untitled Venero Armanno , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , September vol. 6 no. 3 1994; (p. 88-89)
— Review of The Wild Sweet Flowers : Alvie Skerritt Stories Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1994 selected work short story
Something Old Trevor Byrne , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 1-2 1995; (p. 186-188)
— Review of The Wild Sweet Flowers : Alvie Skerritt Stories Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1994 selected work short story
`The "F" Word' in Fiction Ruth Barcan , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , October vol. 13 no. 3-4 1994; (p. 53-55)
— Review of A Change in the Lighting Amy Witting , 1994 single work novel ; The Wild Sweet Flowers : Alvie Skerritt Stories Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1994 selected work short story
Meetability Jennifer Maiden , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 138 1995; (p. 68-70)
— Review of A Change in the Lighting Amy Witting , 1994 single work novel ; Crosskill : A Wyatt Novel Garry Disher , 1994 single work novel ; Jetlag : A Novel Michele Nayman , 1994 single work novel ; One of the Wattle Birds Jessica Anderson , 1994 single work novel ; Recollections of Ludowyck B. Laurent Vitel , 1994 single work novel ; The Wild Sweet Flowers : Alvie Skerritt Stories Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1994 selected work short story ; Truce Joanna Murray-Smith , 1994 single work novel
The Tender, Exhilarating Journey of Alvie Skerritt Helen Elliott , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 May 1994; (p. C13)
— Review of The Wild Sweet Flowers : Alvie Skerritt Stories Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1994 selected work short story
Just Read it and Enjoy... Manfred Jurgensen , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 May 1994; (p. wkd 8)
— Review of The Wild Sweet Flowers : Alvie Skerritt Stories Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1994 selected work short story
Marian Eldridge : Getting to Know Alvie Rosemary Sorensen (interviewer), 1994 single work interview
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 160 1994; (p. 22-23)
Putting Pieces Together Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Redoubt , no. 21 1995; (p. 95-100)
Short Cuts: Writing Short Stories Today Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1994 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Author , Summer vol. 26 no. 4 1994; (p. 22-23)
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Awards

1994 winner New South Wales State Literary Awards — International Year of the Family Award
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