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In marriage there are ties that bind, yet sometimes the ties can chafe - and strangle. These stories reach into the darker sides of human nature - incest, illegitimacy, rejection, resentment - exposing the joy and pain of human relationships in all their complexity. The Survivors -- A Bottle of Tears -- Goodbye, Ady, Goodbye Joe -- The Man with the Impediment -- Peppercorn Rental -- The Trap. Amy Witting (1918 – 2001) was the pen name of an Australian novelist and poet born Joan Austral Fraser. She was widely acknowledged as one of Australia's "finest fiction writers, whose work was full of the atmosphere and color or times past".
- GenresShort Stories
144 pages, Paperback
First published November 6, 1990
About the author
Amy Witting
18 books12 followersJoan Austral Levick was born Joan Fraser in the Sydney suburb of Annandale in 1918. She studied at the University of Sydney and later taught French and English at state secondary schools. In 1948 she was transferred to Kempsey where she met Les Levick, a fellow teacher. They were married in December 1948. In 1953 Witting was diagnosed with TB after a routine school check, and it was while she was confined to the Bodington Sanitorium that she began to write more seriously. Witting has had numerous poems and short stories published in journals such as Quadrant and The New Yorker.
Witting was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award in 1990 for I for Isobel and again in 2000 for Isobel on the Way to the Corner Shop. In 1993 she was awarded the Patrick White Prize.
Amy Witting died a few weeks after her last novel was published in September 2001.
Witting was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award in 1990 for I for Isobel and again in 2000 for Isobel on the Way to the Corner Shop. In 1993 she was awarded the Patrick White Prize.
Amy Witting died a few weeks after her last novel was published in September 2001.
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January 26, 2020
Finished: 26.01.2020
Genre: short stories
Rating: A+++
#AWW2020
Conclusion:
Amy Witting....if you haven't read her
"Get thee to a bookstore or library!"
Here are 6 unforgettable and touching
short stories about marriage.
Love in the “golden years” ..husband's thoughts:
“…Since then the lion had grown old and died
…become a disregarded old lion skin warm to the body in cold weather…”
My Thoughts
Genre: short stories
Rating: A+++
#AWW2020
Conclusion:
Amy Witting....if you haven't read her
"Get thee to a bookstore or library!"
Here are 6 unforgettable and touching
short stories about marriage.
Love in the “golden years” ..husband's thoughts:
“…Since then the lion had grown old and died
…become a disregarded old lion skin warm to the body in cold weather…”
My Thoughts
October 31, 2017
Witting never disappoints.
This is a mix of short stories, all dealing with marriage. There are 3 stories which are about as good as it gets for a short story; they are emotive, painful, complex and memorable.
The Survivors has Kevin, a shearer and knockabout, who seduces, impregnates and is forced to marry the underaged Gloria. Kevin is one despicable man as Gloria grows up quickly.
Goodbye Ady, Goodbye Joe is the happiest story telling of an elderly couple who are forced to take refuge on their kitchen table as a major flood threatens their lives.
The Man with the Impediment is the saddest, telling the story of Jim the son of Minna and her father. A sad tale of incest.
This is a mix of short stories, all dealing with marriage. There are 3 stories which are about as good as it gets for a short story; they are emotive, painful, complex and memorable.
The Survivors has Kevin, a shearer and knockabout, who seduces, impregnates and is forced to marry the underaged Gloria. Kevin is one despicable man as Gloria grows up quickly.
Goodbye Ady, Goodbye Joe is the happiest story telling of an elderly couple who are forced to take refuge on their kitchen table as a major flood threatens their lives.
The Man with the Impediment is the saddest, telling the story of Jim the son of Minna and her father. A sad tale of incest.
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October 12, 2020also fine
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