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A Bough In Hell
''A Bough in Hell'' (1971) is a novel by Australian writer Dymphna Cusack. It was originally published by Heinemann in Australia in 1971. It was Dymphna Cusack's last novel. Synopsis Roslyn Blackie is a 43-year-old woman living in Rushcutters Bay, Sydney. With her daughter grown-up and no longer needing her, and with her husband away for extended period due to his naval officer duties, Roslyn drinks to relieve the boredom and loneliness. Following an extensive drinking episode she is sent to Beauchamp Hall mental institution in country New South Wales under the Inebriates Act. During her time in the institution she finds herself useful as seamstress and slowly overcomes her addiction. Publication history After its original publication in 1971 in the UK by publisher Heinemann the novel was later reprinted in Australia in 2012 by Allen and Unwin. See also * 1971 in Australian literature This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian lite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dymphna Cusack
Ellen Dymphna Cusack AM (21 September 1902 – 19 October 1981) was an Australian writer and playwright. Personal life Born in Wyalong, New South Wales, Cusack was educated at Saint Ursula's College, Armidale, New South Wales and graduated from the University of Sydney with an honours degree in arts and a diploma in Education. She worked as a teacher until she retired in 1944 for health reasons. Her illness was confirmed in 1978 as multiple sclerosis. She died at Manly, New South Wales on 19 October 1981. Career Cusack wrote twelve novels (two of which were collaborations), eleven plays, three travel books, two children's books and one non-fiction book. Her collaborative novels were ''Pioneers on Parade'' (1939) with Miles Franklin, and '' Come In Spinner'' (1951) with Florence James. The play '' Red Sky at Morning'' was filmed in 1944, starring Peter Finch. The biography ''Caddie, the Story of a Barmaid'', to which Cusack wrote an introduction and helped the author wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinemann (publisher)
William Heinemann Ltd., with the imprint Heinemann, was a London publisher founded in 1890 by William Heinemann. Their first published book, 1890's ''The Bondman'', was a huge success in the United Kingdom and launched the company. He was joined in 1893 by Sydney Pawling. Heinemann died in 1920 and Pawling sold the company to Doubleday, having worked with them in the past to publish their works in the United States. Pawling died in 1922 and new management took over. Doubleday sold his interest in 1933. Through the 1920s, the company was well known for publishing works by famous authors that had previously been published as serials. Among these were works by H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, W. Somerset Maugham, George Moore, Max Beerbohm, and Henry James, among others. This attracted new authors to publish their first editions with the company, including Graham Greene, Edward Upward, J.B. Priestley and Vita Sackville-West. Throughout, the company was also known for its class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Half-Burnt Tree
''The Half-Burnt Tree'' (1969) is a novel by Australian writer Dymphna Cusack. Plot summary The novel follows the story of three people living in the fictional NSW north-coast town of Doolinba: a man returned from Vietnam, scarred and damaged; the woman in charge of the local post office, embittered by marriage; and an indigenous boy, orphaned and afraid. Reviews Hope Hewitt in ''The Canberra Times'' found the novel a little lacking in parts: "The Australian background is observed with affectionate care, factual and accurate as it should be, for it is important in the process of rehabilitation. The climax, is well prepared and handled with compassion. Yet the book achieves less than its intentions deserve...No doubt the generalisations within which the story works are intentional: the characters are nameless, "the man", "the woman", "the boy". We are intended to read the story as a general criticism of our society. But this undercuts the deep personal involvement with individu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen And Unwin
George Allen & Unwin was a British publishing company formed in 1911 when Sir Stanley Unwin purchased a controlling interest in George Allen & Co. It went on to become one of the leading publishers of the twentieth century and to establish an Australian subsidiary in 1976. In 1990, Allen & Unwin was sold to HarperCollins and the Australian branch was the subject of a management buy-out. George Allen & Unwin in the UK George Allen & Sons was established in 1871 by George Allen, with the backing of John Ruskin, becoming George Allen & Co. Ltd. in 1911 and then George Allen & Unwin in 1914 as a result of Stanley Unwin's purchase of a controlling interest. Unwin's son Rayner S. Unwin and nephew Philip helped run the company, which published the works of Bertrand Russell, Arthur Waley, Roald Dahl, Lancelot Hogben, and Thor Heyerdahl. It became well known as J. R. R. Tolkien's publisher, some time after publishing the popular children's fantasy novel ''The Hobbit'' in 1937, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1971. Major publications Books * Jon Cleary – '' Mask of the Andes'' * Kenneth Cook – ''Piper in the Market-Place'' * Dymphna Cusack – '' A Bough in Hell'' * Frank Hardy – ''The Outcasts of Foolgarah'' * Donald Horne – ''But What If There Are No Pelicans?'' * David Ireland – ''The Unknown Industrial Prisoner'' * George Johnston – '' A Cartload of Clay'' * Thomas Keneally – ''A Dutiful Daughter'' * Hal Porter – ''The Right Thing'' * Judah Waten – ''So Far No Further'' * Morris West – ''Summer of the Red Wolf'' Short stories * Elizabeth Jolley – "Bill Sprockett's Land" * Hal Porter ** "Brett" ** ''Selected Stories'' Children's and Young Adult fiction * Hesba Brinsmead – ''Longtime Passing'' * David Martin – ''Hughie'' * Christobel Mattingley – ''Windmill at Magpie Creek'' * Elyne Mitchell – ''Light Horse to Damascus'' * Ivan Southall – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
