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y separately published work icon The Paperbark Shoe single work   novel  
Alternative title: Toads' Museum of Freaks and Wonders
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 The Paperbark Shoe
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'Gin, the albino, marries to escape the confines of an asylum. Toad, a little man who wears corsets, marries to prove his manhood. Together they are freaks - feared and ridiculed by the remote farming community in which they live. Into their lives come two Italian POWs bringing music, sensuality and a love that will fan the flames of small town bigotry.' (From the publisher's website.)

Adaptations

The Paperbark Shoe Hellie Turner , 2013 single work drama 'Adapted from the novel by Goldie Goldbloom, Gin, a refined albino woman, marries to escape the confines of an asylum. Toad, a collector of ladies corsetry, marries to prove his manhood. Together they are freaks - feared and ridiculed by the local townspeople. Into their lives come two Italian POWs bringing music, sensuality and a love that will fan the flames of small town bigotry. Set during World War II in a remote West Australian farming community, this new Australian drama features a cast of brilliantly eccentric and unforgettable characters and is a richly rewarding and powerful love 'quadrangle' story by one of WA's leading playwrights, Hellie Turner.' (Source: http://www.pwa.org.au/the-paperbark-shoe/)

Notes

  • Dedication: To my mother, who first told me about Joan and Anthony and the Italians.
  • Epigraph: In war, there are no unwounded soldiers. Jose Jarosky
  • Includes author's note pp 283-285.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • North Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,: Fremantle Press , 2009 .
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      Extent: 285p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 28th September 2009
      ISBN: 9781921361630 (pbk.)
    • Kalamazoo, Michigan,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       New Issues Press ,       2010 .
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      Alternative title: Toads' Museum of Freaks and Wonders
      Extent: 323p.
      Note/s:
      • Published February 1st 2010
      ISBN: 9781930974883
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Picador ,       2011 .
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      Extent: 336p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date 21 Apr 2011
      ISBN: 9780312674502
Alternative title: Gin Et Les Italiens
Language: French
    • Paris,
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      France,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       10-18 ,       2012 .
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      Extent: 405p.
      Note/s:
      • Published November 22nd 2012
      ISBN: 9782264055675
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Other Formats

  • Large print.
  • Sound recording.
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A Crushed Spray of Flowers Goldie Goldbloom , 2012 extract novel (The Paperbark Shoe)
— Appears in: Sunscreen and Lipstick 2012; (p. 113-128)
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Works about this Work

This Week You're Reading Pam Bolwerk , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 16 July 2011; (p. 21)
— Review of The Paperbark Shoe Goldie Goldbloom , 2009 single work novel
The Year's Work in Fiction: 2009-2010 Elizabeth Webby , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 55 no. 1 2010; (p. 119-139)
— Review of Fear Factor : Terror Incognito 2009 anthology short story extract ; A True History of the Hula Hoop Judith Lanigan , 2009 single work novel ; The World Beneath Cate Kennedy , 2009 single work novel ; The Paperbark Shoe Goldie Goldbloom , 2009 single work novel ; Swimming : A Novel Enza Gandolfo , 2004 single work novel ; The Bath Fugues Brian Castro , 2009 selected work novella ; The Lost Life Steven Carroll , 2009 single work novel ; Rainforest Narratives : The Work of Janette Turner Hospital David Callahan , 2009 single work criticism ; Brian Castro's Fiction : The Seductive Play of Language Bernadette Brennan , 2008 multi chapter work criticism ; Legacy Larissa Behrendt , 2009 single work novel ; The Nature of Ice Robyn Mundy , 2009 single work novel ; Lovesong Alex Miller , 2009 single work novel ; Wonders of a Godless World Andrew McGahan , 2009 single work novel ; Smoke in the Room Emily Maguire , 2009 single work novel ; The Australian Long Story 2009 anthology short story prose novella autobiography ; Every Secret Thing Marie Munkara , 2008 selected work short story ; Arrhythmia : Stories of Desire Richard Rossiter , 2009 selected work short story ; The China Garden Kristina Olsson , 2009 single work novel ; Barley Patch Gerald Murnane , 2009 single work novel ; Tom Hurstbourne, or, A Squatter's Life John Clavering Wood , 2010 single work novel ; Truth Peter Temple , 2009 single work novel ; The Window Seat and Other Stories Archie Weller , 2009 selected work short story ; Headlong : A Novel Susan Varga , 2009 single work novel ; The Legacy Kirsten Tranter , 2010 single work novel
Review : Arrythmia, The Paperbark Shoe Nicola Redhouse , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Indigo , Summer no. 5 2010; (p. 122-124)
— Review of Arrhythmia : Stories of Desire Richard Rossiter , 2009 selected work short story ; The Paperbark Shoe Goldie Goldbloom , 2009 single work novel
Summer Sizzlers Ian Nichols , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 19 December 2009; (p. 12-14)
— Review of Red Queen Honey Brown , 2008 single work novel ; Siddon Rock Glenda Guest , 2005 single work novel ; We Don't Live Here Anymore Matt Nable , 2009 single work novel ; Brown Skin Blue Belinda Jeffrey , 2009 single work novel ; The Devil's Staircase Helen FitzGerald , 2009 single work novel ; The Paperbark Shoe Goldie Goldbloom , 2009 single work novel ; The Book of Rapture Nikki Gemmell , 2009 single work novel ; Jasper Jones Craig Silvey , 2009 single work novel ; The Essence of the Thing Madeleine St John , 1997 single work novel ; The Women in Black Madeleine St John , 1993 single work novel ; The Lost Life Steven Carroll , 2009 single work novel Ian Nichols nominates a selection of titles for Summer reading over the 2009-2010 holiday period, including works by Australian writers.
Looking for Love in Plain Sight Tim Kennedy Hanna , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , November vol. 4 no. 10 2009; (p. 24-25)
— Review of Swimming : A Novel Enza Gandolfo , 2004 single work novel ; The Paperbark Shoe Goldie Goldbloom , 2009 single work novel ; 88 Lines About 44 Women Steven Lang , 2009 single work novel ; Smoke in the Room Emily Maguire , 2009 single work novel
Off the Shelf : First Fiction Lorien Kaye , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 October 2009; (p. 28)
— Review of The Paperbark Shoe Goldie Goldbloom , 2009 single work novel
Books Susan Hewitt , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 10 October 2009; (p. 20)
— Review of Wonders of a Godless World Andrew McGahan , 2009 single work novel ; King of the Cross Mark Dapin , 2009 single work novel ; The Paperbark Shoe Goldie Goldbloom , 2009 single work novel
Pick of the Week Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 November 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of The Paperbark Shoe Goldie Goldbloom , 2009 single work novel
[Review] The Paperbark Shoe Kimberley Allsopp , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 89 no. 2 2009; (p. 27)
— Review of The Paperbark Shoe Goldie Goldbloom , 2009 single work novel
Looking for Love in Plain Sight Tim Kennedy Hanna , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , November vol. 4 no. 10 2009; (p. 24-25)
— Review of Swimming : A Novel Enza Gandolfo , 2004 single work novel ; The Paperbark Shoe Goldie Goldbloom , 2009 single work novel ; 88 Lines About 44 Women Steven Lang , 2009 single work novel ; Smoke in the Room Emily Maguire , 2009 single work novel
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Awards

2008 winner USA Association of Writers and Writing Programs Awards — Novel Award Award won under the 2010 US publication title, Toads' Museum of Freaks and Wonders
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Settings:
  • Country towns,
  • Western Australia,
  • 1940s
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