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Issue Details: First known date: 2000... 2000 The Glass Heart
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'THE GLASS HEART is a rich, powerful and erotic story, pieced together from fragments of failing memory and seen through the eyes of a young Greek-Australian narrator, travelling in the land of the past. Exquisitely written, THE GLASS HEART explores the burden of family and the binds of love through the relationship between the narrator's grandmother and a man whose failure to satisfy her on her wedding night set the tone for the years to come. Although ostensibly about the jealousies and regrets that colour the narrator's family history, THE GLASS HEART reveals almost as much about the narrator herself. In doing so, it shows how our characters are shaped and coloured by the stories of our ancestors whether we like it or not. ' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia , 2000 .
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      Extent: 342p.
      ISBN: 0732267234

Works about this Work

Future Fusions and a Taste For the Past : Literature, History and the Imagination of Australianness Hsu-Ming Teo , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , vol. 33 no. 118 2002; (p. 126-139)
Author's abstract: This article begins with a discussion of the ways in which history and literature have been mutually dependent activities, then moves on to examine the usage of Australian history in Australian literature. It concludes with a consideration of the new historical directions contemporary Australian literature is taking in terms of 'fusion' literature and reflects on what this might suggest for the future practice of Australian history.
Mapping the Heart Katerina Cosgrove , 2000 single work biography
— Appears in: The Age , 26 August 2000; (p. 5)
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
Shorts Joyce Smith , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (2000-2001) no. 227 2000; (p. 60)

— Review of The Glass Heart Katerina Cosgrove , 2000 single work novel
Earthy Slice of Island Life Stella Clarke , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 September 2000; (p. 14)

— Review of The Glass Heart Katerina Cosgrove , 2000 single work novel
Earthy Slice of Island Life Stella Clarke , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 September 2000; (p. 14)

— Review of The Glass Heart Katerina Cosgrove , 2000 single work novel
Shorts Joyce Smith , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (2000-2001) no. 227 2000; (p. 60)

— Review of The Glass Heart Katerina Cosgrove , 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
Mapping the Heart Katerina Cosgrove , 2000 single work biography
— Appears in: The Age , 26 August 2000; (p. 5)
Future Fusions and a Taste For the Past : Literature, History and the Imagination of Australianness Hsu-Ming Teo , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , vol. 33 no. 118 2002; (p. 126-139)
Author's abstract: This article begins with a discussion of the ways in which history and literature have been mutually dependent activities, then moves on to examine the usage of Australian history in Australian literature. It concludes with a consideration of the new historical directions contemporary Australian literature is taking in terms of 'fusion' literature and reflects on what this might suggest for the future practice of Australian history.
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