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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 The Night My Bum Dropped
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'Some days you lose your job, some days your kids move out and some days your husband resembles a cocktail frankfurt. Some days you prang the car, you're stalked, or you're robbed, some days your hair looks like you've been electrocuted and some days all these things happen at once. And on top of that your bum drops.

'In this gleefully exaggerated memoir Gretel Killeen looks at the big questions that we're confronted with in times of calamity: what the hell is life all about and what on earth are we supposed to do with it?

'Yes, it's the female midlife crisis for the generation who were meant to be superwomen, able to run a global empire, raise a family, help a crippled dog give birth and do the ironing while having multiple orgasms!

'With warmth, wisdom and wicked wit, Gretel seeks advice from old friends ("life sucks and then you die"), new friends ("life is a life-changing experience") and family ("maybe you should rent out your big bum as a kind of mobile advertising space") taking us on a hilarious yet poignant ride as she stands on top of the hill that she's not only climbed but has also built, looks at the view and wonders, "Is this all there is?"' (From the publisher's website)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking , 2009 .
      Extent: 241p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: 29 June 2009.
      ISBN: 9780670072958

Works about this Work

Funny Lady's Sagging Doubts Johanna Leggatt , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 23 August 2009; (p. 12)

— Review of The Night My Bum Dropped Gretel Killeen , 2009 single work autobiography
Off the Shelf : Memoir Owen Richardson , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 July 2009; (p. 26)

— Review of The Night My Bum Dropped Gretel Killeen , 2009 single work autobiography
In Short : Nonfiction Bruce Elder , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 July 2009; (p. 35)

— Review of The Night My Bum Dropped Gretel Killeen , 2009 single work autobiography ; Back on the Block : Bill Simon's Story Bill Simon , Des Montgomerie , Joanne Tuscano , 2009 single work autobiography
Non-Fiction Books Lesley Synge , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 - 12 July 2009; (p. 24)

— Review of The Night My Bum Dropped Gretel Killeen , 2009 single work autobiography
Emotional Rescue Michael Lallo , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 7 July 2009; (p. 18)
Review of the Week Melinda Houston , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 5 July 2009; (p. 22)

— Review of The Night My Bum Dropped Gretel Killeen , 2009 single work autobiography
Non-Fiction Books Lesley Synge , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 - 12 July 2009; (p. 24)

— Review of The Night My Bum Dropped Gretel Killeen , 2009 single work autobiography
In Short : Nonfiction Bruce Elder , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 July 2009; (p. 35)

— Review of The Night My Bum Dropped Gretel Killeen , 2009 single work autobiography ; Back on the Block : Bill Simon's Story Bill Simon , Des Montgomerie , Joanne Tuscano , 2009 single work autobiography
Off the Shelf : Memoir Owen Richardson , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 July 2009; (p. 26)

— Review of The Night My Bum Dropped Gretel Killeen , 2009 single work autobiography
Funny Lady's Sagging Doubts Johanna Leggatt , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 23 August 2009; (p. 12)

— Review of The Night My Bum Dropped Gretel Killeen , 2009 single work autobiography
Gretel Killeen's Novel Take on Life Megan Doherty , 2009 single work biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 June 2009; (p. 6-7)
Emotional Rescue Michael Lallo , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 7 July 2009; (p. 18)
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