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Issue Details: First known date: 2000... 2000 The Waiters
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'William Nott meets Vivien Edges one summer night at a party. He is the maitre d' at Bistro Franco. She is a student, a designer of sorts, and a bad waitress. She is also looking for a husband. 'Will you,' William asks a few hours later, 'do me the esteemed honour of becoming my wife?' Here begins a curious love story. She might be the woman of his dreams, if he had those sort of dreams. He might be the best waiter in town, but Franco's isn't his restaurant. There's a lot they don't know about each other. There are some things they may never find out.

'Set in a world of bistros and bars, smoke and mirrors, Martin Armiger's The Waiters is an irresistible comedy of manners, telling a tale of passion, style, appetite and intrigue.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2000 .
      image of person or book cover 89982359317661388.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 280p.
      Description: illus., port.
      ISBN: 1876485574

Works about this Work

Untitled Donna Lee Brien , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , vol. 13 no. 2 2001; (p. 119-120) Dotlit : The Online Journal of Creative Writing , August vol. 4 no. 1 2003;

— Review of The Waiters Martin Armiger , 2000 single work novel
Recapturing Sydney's raw energy Philip O'Brien , 2001 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 25 March 2001; (p. 60)
Martin in the Fields Richard Guilliatt , 2000 single work biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 14 October 2000; (p. 46-47)
A Little Too Much Froth Susan Kurosawa , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 November 2000; (p. 15)

— Review of The Waiters Martin Armiger , 2000 single work novel ; The Schoonermaster's Dance Alan Gould , 2000 single work novel
Paperbacks with Lesley Beasley Lesley Beasley , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 29 October 2000; (p. 50)

— Review of The Dressmaker Rosalie Ham , 2000 single work novel ; Goose Girl Joy Dettman , 2000 single work novel ; The Glass Heart Katerina Cosgrove , 2000 single work novel ; The Waiters Martin Armiger , 2000 single work novel
Don't Wait to Read John Clare , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (2000-2001) no. 227 2000; (p. 52)

— Review of The Waiters Martin Armiger , 2000 single work novel
The Objects of Their Desire Michelle Griffin , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 8 October 2000; (p. 11)

— Review of The Dressmaker Rosalie Ham , 2000 single work novel ; The Waiters Martin Armiger , 2000 single work novel
Paperbacks with Lesley Beasley Lesley Beasley , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 29 October 2000; (p. 50)

— Review of The Dressmaker Rosalie Ham , 2000 single work novel ; Goose Girl Joy Dettman , 2000 single work novel ; The Glass Heart Katerina Cosgrove , 2000 single work novel ; The Waiters Martin Armiger , 2000 single work novel
A Little Too Much Froth Susan Kurosawa , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 November 2000; (p. 15)

— Review of The Waiters Martin Armiger , 2000 single work novel ; The Schoonermaster's Dance Alan Gould , 2000 single work novel
Untitled Donna Lee Brien , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , vol. 13 no. 2 2001; (p. 119-120) Dotlit : The Online Journal of Creative Writing , August vol. 4 no. 1 2003;

— Review of The Waiters Martin Armiger , 2000 single work novel
Recapturing Sydney's raw energy Philip O'Brien , 2001 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 25 March 2001; (p. 60)
Martin in the Fields Richard Guilliatt , 2000 single work biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 14 October 2000; (p. 46-47)
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