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Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 Solstice
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Solstice is a novel in verse set over the twenty-four hours of the longest day of the year, in Adelaide. It is a story of love and exploration told in the sonnet form, one verse for each few minutes of the day. (From Rubinstein's website)

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y separately published work icon Solstice Matt Rubinstein , 1996 Balmain : Ligature , 2012 Z1145327 1996 single work drama humour

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • St Leonards, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 1994 .
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      Extent: 252p.
      Description: illus., port.
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      • Illustrations by Simon Killalea.
      ISBN: 1863737235, 1863737235
      Series: y separately published work icon Allen and Unwin Original Fiction Allen and Unwin (publisher), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 1990 7513778 1990 series - publisher
    • Balmain, Glebe - Leichhardt - Balmain area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales,: Ligature , 2013 .
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      Extent: 298p.p.
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      • Published 13 March 2013

      ISBN: 9780987422316
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Untapped , 2021 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      ISBN: 9781922730336
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Brio Books ; Untapped , 2022 .
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      Extent: 244p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 27 September 2022.
      ISBN: 9781761281716
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A Somewhat Stunning Debut Doris Leadbetter , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 142 1996; (p. 77-78)
— Review of Solstice Matt Rubinstein , 1994 single work novel
[Review] Solstice Andrew Leverton , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: World Literature Today , Autumn vol. 69 no. 4 1995; (p. 866)
— Review of Solstice Matt Rubinstein , 1994 single work novel
Virtuoso Performance Peter Goldsworthy , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , November no. 133 1994; (p. 30)
— Review of Solstice Matt Rubinstein , 1994 single work novel
Plot Plaited with Sonnets Katharine England , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 26 November 1994; (p. 11)
— Review of Solstice Matt Rubinstein , 1994 single work novel
Portraits of Urban Lives Anne Coombs , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 November 1994; (p. rev 6)
— Review of Solstice Matt Rubinstein , 1994 single work novel ; The Crypt Orchid Helen Barnes , 1994 single work novel
Tales of Migrant Women Gail Cork , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 October 1994; (p. 11A)
— Review of Silver Sister Lillian Ng , 1994 single work novel ; The World Waiting to be Made Simone Lazaroo , 1994 single work novel ; Solstice Matt Rubinstein , 1994 single work novel
Forecasts Jill Kitson , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , August vol. 74 no. 1050 1994; (p. 39)
— Review of Solstice Matt Rubinstein , 1994 single work novel
Straight for the Jugular, Straight for the Heart Veronica Sen , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 October 1994; (p. 20)
— Review of Solstice Matt Rubinstein , 1994 single work novel ; This Is for You Michael Wilding , 1994 selected work short story ; Night by Night Jane Messer , 1994 single work novel ; Suck My Toes Fiona McGregor , 1994 selected work short story ; The Messenger : Stories Helen Heritage , 1994 selected work short story
Adelaide Awake Kate Griffith , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 1 October 1994; (p. 3)
— Review of Solstice Matt Rubinstein , 1994 single work novel
Rhymes with Ambition Suzanne Donisthorpe , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 165 1994; (p. 16)
— Review of Solstice Matt Rubinstein , 1994 single work novel
Hail the Young Lion Chris Brice , 1994 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 December 1994; (p. 20)
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