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On the back cover of this book is the statement 'Pearlie McNeill draws on her experiences as a patient in several psychiatric hospitals, along with chilling extracts from her own medical file, to create a gripping account of one woman's struggle ... ' However, the main protagonist, Madeline Roberts, is a fictional character and the author is not named in any way within the story.

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Anyone's Shoes Beatriz Copello , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 11 no. 1999; (p. 5)
— Review of Counting the Rivers Pearlie McNeill , 1998 single work novel

Stealing the Records Julie Hunt , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 155 1999; (p. 108-109)
— Review of Counting the Rivers Pearlie McNeill , 1998 single work novel

Breaking Down, or Breaking Out Carmel Bird , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 19 December 1998; (p. 7)
— Review of Counting the Rivers Pearlie McNeill , 1998 single work novel

Crossing the Rivers Pearlie McNeill , 1998 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Scarp , June no. 32 1998; (p. 36-38)

Pearlie's Progress Pearlie McNeill , 1998 single work biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 14 November 1998; (p. 71,73-74)

Stealing the Records Julie Hunt , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 155 1999; (p. 108-109)
— Review of Counting the Rivers Pearlie McNeill , 1998 single work novel