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Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 The Heaven I Swallowed
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'Grace Teresa Mary McAllister, a World War II widow haunted by visions and ghosts, decides to 'save' a young Aboriginal girl, Mary, by adopting her into her home, believing she will be able to redeem the child by giving her all the benefits of white society. Exploring the myth of 'doing it for their own good', 'The Heaven I Swallowed' is a gothic tale of the Stolen Generation, told from the perspective of the white perpetrator.'

Source: Allen & Unwin website,
Sighted: 15/09/2008

Notes

  • Dedication: For my father, Lance

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Kent Town, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Wakefield Press , 2013 .
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      Extent: 183p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 31 May 2013
      ISBN: 9781862549487 (paperback)

Works about this Work

[Review Essay] The Heaven I Swallowed Jeanine Leane , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , June no. 1 2015; (p. 137-138)

— Review of The Heaven I Swallowed Rachel Hennessy , 2013 single work novel

'The heaven I swallowed is a novel set in post-war Sydney. It is told through the eyes of Grace Smith, whose husband did not return from the Second World War. Alone, with only the company of an insincere and gossipy group of widows, Grace decides to adopt a young Aboriginal girl who was forcibly removed from her family. The child is Mary — a name that Grace had chosen for the child she miscarried soon after her husband left for the war.'  (Introduction)

The Year’s Work in Fiction Robyn Mundy , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 59 no. 1 2014; (p. 124-143)

— Review of Elephants in the Bush and Other Yamatji Yarns Clarrie Cameron , 2013 single work prose life story ; An Elegant Young Man Luke Carman , 2013 selected work short story ; The Incredible Here and Now Felicity Castagna , 2013 single work novel ; Elemental Amanda Curtin , 2013 single work novel ; Now Showing Ron Elliott , 2013 selected work short story ; The Heaven I Swallowed Rachel Hennessy , 2013 single work novel ; Stella's Sea Sally-Ann Jones , 2013 single work novel ; The Young Desire It : A Novel Seaforth MacKenzie , 1937 single work novel ; Inland Gerald Murnane , 1988 single work novel ; White Light Mark O'Flynn , 2013 selected work short story ; Knitting and Other Stories : Margaret River Short Story Competition 2013 2013 selected work short story ; The Best Australian Stories 2013 2013 selected work short story ; The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion , 2013 single work novel ; Lives of the Dead Jane Skelton , 2013 selected work short story ; The Double (And Other Stories) Maria Takolander , 2013 selected work short story ; Harmless Julienne Van Loon , 2013 single work novel ; Letters to the End of Love Yvette Walker , 2013 single work novel ; Eyrie Tim Winton , 2013 single work novel ; The Swan Book Alexis Wright , 2013 single work novel
Book Review: The Heaven I Swallowed Alex Cothren , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 6 no. 2 2014;

— Review of The Heaven I Swallowed Rachel Hennessy , 2013 single work novel
Well Read Katharine England , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 July 2013; (p. 26)

— Review of Traces of Absence Susan Holoubek , 2013 single work novel ; The Heaven I Swallowed Rachel Hennessy , 2013 single work novel
Vogelangst, or, the Value of a Nudge Matt Rubinstein , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 September 2008; (p. 12)
Well Read Katharine England , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 July 2013; (p. 26)

— Review of Traces of Absence Susan Holoubek , 2013 single work novel ; The Heaven I Swallowed Rachel Hennessy , 2013 single work novel
Book Review: The Heaven I Swallowed Alex Cothren , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 6 no. 2 2014;

— Review of The Heaven I Swallowed Rachel Hennessy , 2013 single work novel
The Year’s Work in Fiction Robyn Mundy , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 59 no. 1 2014; (p. 124-143)

— Review of Elephants in the Bush and Other Yamatji Yarns Clarrie Cameron , 2013 single work prose life story ; An Elegant Young Man Luke Carman , 2013 selected work short story ; The Incredible Here and Now Felicity Castagna , 2013 single work novel ; Elemental Amanda Curtin , 2013 single work novel ; Now Showing Ron Elliott , 2013 selected work short story ; The Heaven I Swallowed Rachel Hennessy , 2013 single work novel ; Stella's Sea Sally-Ann Jones , 2013 single work novel ; The Young Desire It : A Novel Seaforth MacKenzie , 1937 single work novel ; Inland Gerald Murnane , 1988 single work novel ; White Light Mark O'Flynn , 2013 selected work short story ; Knitting and Other Stories : Margaret River Short Story Competition 2013 2013 selected work short story ; The Best Australian Stories 2013 2013 selected work short story ; The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion , 2013 single work novel ; Lives of the Dead Jane Skelton , 2013 selected work short story ; The Double (And Other Stories) Maria Takolander , 2013 selected work short story ; Harmless Julienne Van Loon , 2013 single work novel ; Letters to the End of Love Yvette Walker , 2013 single work novel ; Eyrie Tim Winton , 2013 single work novel ; The Swan Book Alexis Wright , 2013 single work novel
[Review Essay] The Heaven I Swallowed Jeanine Leane , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , June no. 1 2015; (p. 137-138)

— Review of The Heaven I Swallowed Rachel Hennessy , 2013 single work novel

'The heaven I swallowed is a novel set in post-war Sydney. It is told through the eyes of Grace Smith, whose husband did not return from the Second World War. Alone, with only the company of an insincere and gossipy group of widows, Grace decides to adopt a young Aboriginal girl who was forcibly removed from her family. The child is Mary — a name that Grace had chosen for the child she miscarried soon after her husband left for the war.'  (Introduction)

Vogelangst, or, the Value of a Nudge Matt Rubinstein , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 September 2008; (p. 12)
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