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Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 Sisters
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'Edited by Drusilla Modjeska, acclaimed author of the Orchard, Poppy and Exiles at Home, this famous anthology explores the sometimes joyous, sometimes vexed world of sisters, with stories and essays by six of Australia's finest writers comprising: Gillian Mears; Elizabeth Jolley; Helen Garner; Beth Yahp; Drusilla Modjeska; and Dorothy Hewett.'  (Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Childhood Gland, Gillian Mears , single work autobiography (p. 1-37)
Houses, Sisters, Cities, Beth Yahp , single work autobiography (p. 39-75)
A Scrapbook, an Album, Helen Garner , single work autobiography (p. 77-110)
The Cuckoo Clock, Drusilla Modjeska , single work autobiography (p. 111-144)
The Darkling Sisters, Dorothy Hewett , single work short story (p. 145-163)
Sisters My Sister Dancing, Elizabeth Jolley , single work autobiography (p. 165-183)
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Introduction by Drusilla Modjeska.
    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1993 .
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      Extent: viii, 185p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Reprinted four times in 1993, twice in 1994.
      ISBN: 0207177902
    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1995 .
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      Extent: xiii, 185 p.p.
      ISBN: 0207190321
    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Flamingo , 2003 .
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      Extent: 260p.
      Edition info: Flamingo ed.
      ISBN: 0732257921
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Works about this Work

Against the Tyrannies of Distance Fiona Mackie , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , June/July no. 11 1994; (p. 49-50)
— Review of Sisters 1993 anthology short story autobiography
Sisterly Love Nadine Myatt , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 135 1994; (p. 78)
— Review of Sisters 1993 anthology short story autobiography
An Idea About Freedom Margaret Coffey , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Voices , Autumn vol. 4 no. 1 1994; (p. 123-126)
— Review of Sisters 1993 anthology short story autobiography ; The Favourite Meredith Daneman , 1993 single work novel
Untitled Denise Kirkpatrick , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 7 no. 4 1993; (p. 21-22)
— Review of Sisters 1993 anthology short story autobiography
A Sister's Reply Catherine Ford , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 2 October 1993; (p. 9)
— Review of Sisters 1993 anthology short story autobiography
Against the Tyrannies of Distance Fiona Mackie , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , June/July no. 11 1994; (p. 49-50)
— Review of Sisters 1993 anthology short story autobiography
Untitled Denise Kirkpatrick , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 7 no. 4 1993; (p. 21-22)
— Review of Sisters 1993 anthology short story autobiography
Sisterhood Speaks Out Tony Maniaty , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 September 1993; (p. rev 6)
— Review of Sisters 1993 anthology short story autobiography
Memories and the Mirror Nicolette Stasko , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 September 1993; (p. 11A)
— Review of Sisters 1993 anthology short story autobiography
Sisters Share Random Lives Samela Harris , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 25 September 1993; (p. 17)
— Review of Sisters 1993 anthology short story autobiography
Strange Harmonies Fiona Capp , 1993 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Age , 2 October 1993; (p. 9)
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