y separately published work icon Taking a Fool to Paradise single work   novel  
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 Taking a Fool to Paradise
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Can Arb take Henry to paradise, or will Henry always prefer the security of his single room? From his childhood cupboard and dollhouse, through the clerks' office, to the brothel with red curtains and finally to the Lindesfarne rest home, we accompany Henry on his journey through life.

Notes

  • This novel is based loosely on Kirwan's play The Art of Lobster Whistling.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Briar Hill, Watsonia - Greensborough - Plenty area, Melbourne - Northeast, Melbourne, Victoria,: Indra Publishing , 2004 .
      Extent: 160p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 1920787062

Works about this Work

Mystery Dianne Dempsey , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 September 2005; (p. 6)

— Review of Taking a Fool to Paradise Valerie Kirwan , 2004 single work novel
Mystery Dianne Dempsey , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 September 2005; (p. 6)

— Review of Taking a Fool to Paradise Valerie Kirwan , 2004 single work novel
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