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'Riena Lahman is separated from her family as war sweeps over Europe. Forced into premature adulthood, she wanders the world until she finds an eventual safe harbour in the hills of South Australia. Here her life takes on new meaning and shape.'

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Notes

  • A dramatised version was broadcast on the ABC's National Radio in 1989. The book was the inspiration for a travelling exhibition of 30 handwoven tapestries in 1991.
  • Dedication: To the women of my lineage.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: ABC Books , 1988 .
      Extent: 249p.
      ISBN: 0642527318 (pbk.)
    • Bridgewater, Adelaide Hills, Adelaide, South Australia,: Middle Hill Books , 1990 .
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      Extent: 249p.
      Edition info: 2nd edition
      ISBN: 0646013572 (pbk.)
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  • Also braille, sound recording.
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Works about this Work

Bad Press : Political Views of Self-Published Literature in Contemporary Australia Glenn Phillips , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Redoubt , no. 25 1997; (p. 130-133)
Neither Here Nor There, Left Nor Right Nor Centre: Functioning as a Multicultural Writer in Australia Lolo Houbein , 1992 single work criticism autobiography
— Appears in: Striking Chords : Multicultural Literary Interpretations 1992; (p. 81-85)
Definition and Exchange : Australian Fiction 1988-90 Brian Edwards , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian & New Zealand Studies in Canada , December no. 8 1992; (p. 165-173)
How to Become a Publisher Against Your Will Lolo Houbein , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Author , Autumn vol. 23 no. 1 1991; (p. 23-25)
Untitled Serge Liberman , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 122-123)
— Review of Walk a Barefoot Road Lolo Houbein , 1988 single work novel
Riding the Fine Line Fiona Capp , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 January 1989; (p. 89)
— Review of Walk a Barefoot Road Lolo Houbein , 1988 single work novel
A Testing Journey Finally Reaches a Fulfilling End Katharine England , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 January. 1989; (p. 11)
— Review of Walk a Barefoot Road Lolo Houbein , 1988 single work novel
Taking Flight From a Troubled Past Katherine Cummings , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 February 1989; (p. 88)
— Review of Walk a Barefoot Road Lolo Houbein , 1988 single work novel
Untitled Serge Liberman , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 122-123)
— Review of Walk a Barefoot Road Lolo Houbein , 1988 single work novel
Neither Here Nor There, Left Nor Right Nor Centre: Functioning as a Multicultural Writer in Australia Lolo Houbein , 1992 single work criticism autobiography
— Appears in: Striking Chords : Multicultural Literary Interpretations 1992; (p. 81-85)
Bad Press : Political Views of Self-Published Literature in Contemporary Australia Glenn Phillips , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Redoubt , no. 25 1997; (p. 130-133)
How to Become a Publisher Against Your Will Lolo Houbein , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Author , Autumn vol. 23 no. 1 1991; (p. 23-25)
Definition and Exchange : Australian Fiction 1988-90 Brian Edwards , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian & New Zealand Studies in Canada , December no. 8 1992; (p. 165-173)
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Awards

1988 winner ABC / ABA Bicentennial Literary Award Prize awarded for unpublished fiction
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Subjects:
  • c
    India,
    c
    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • c
    Netherlands,
    c
    Western Europe, Europe,
  • c
    Spain,
    c
    Western Europe, Europe,
  • c
    Israel,
    c
    Middle East, Asia,
  • Adelaide Hills, Adelaide, South Australia,
Settings:
  • ca. 1930-1979
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