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May 1994, no. 160

May 1994, no. 160
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Full Contents

Memoir

Searching for Charmian by Suzanne Chick

by Helen Elliott
Biography

Weary: The Life of Sir Edward Dunlop by Sue Ebury

by Beverley Kingston
Fiction

Mad Meg by Sally Morrison

by Helen Daniel
Biography

Lyrebird Rising: Louise Hanson-Dyer of l’Oiseau-­Lyre, 1884–1962 by Jim Davidson

by Thomas Shapcott
Fiction

Lullaby: A novel by Janine Burke

by Cath Kenneally
Commentary

National Library Australia Voices Essay | 'Flesh and blood imagination' by Andrea Goldsmith

by Andrea Goldsmith
Interview

An interview with Janine Burke

by Janine Burke
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