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AuCNLKIN |
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20230622145001.0 |
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
jb2021066967 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781760879785 (paperback) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1268954959 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
VHEI |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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rda |
| Transcribing agency |
VHEI |
| Modifying agency |
QBOO |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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anuc |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
A823.3 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Brennan, Bernadette |
| Fuller form of name |
(Bernadette M.), |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE |
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| Title |
Leaping into waterfalls : |
| Remainder of title |
the enigmatic Gillian Mears / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Bernadette Brennan. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Allen & Unwin, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2021. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xvi, 344 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations, portraits ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Leaping into Waterfalls explores the rich, tumultuous life of Gillian Mears, one of Australia's most significant writers of the last forty years. Gillian Mears appeared to many to be a shy woman from Grafton, but her lived and imaginative lives were rich with adventure, risk and often transgressive passion. In her award-winning and acclaimed novels and short stories, Mears wrote fearlessly of the dark undercurrents of country and family life, always probing the depths and complexity of human desire. Mears' sensuality and sexuality were the driving forces of her life and writing. As an adult, she was plagued by ill health yet remained steadfast in her quest to be independent and free; while recovering from open-heart surgery, she traversed the country alone in a de-commissioned ambulance. By her mid-forties, multiple sclerosis had confined her to a wheelchair. Undaunted, she continued to write and publish until her death five years later in 2016. Mears amassed an extensive collection of diaries, letters, manuscripts, photographs, recordings and ephemera, and deposited it with the Mitchell Library. She was a prolific correspondent with significant figures of the cultural landscape-Gerald Murnane, David Malouf, Tim Winton, Elizabeth Jolley, Helen Garner, Drusilla Modjeska, Kate Grenville and Marr Grounds. This meticulous and moving biography reads Mears' life and work within that broader cultural community to celebrate her truly extraordinary achievements and adventures. |
| 586 ## - AWARDS NOTE |
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| Awards note |
Winner 2022 National Biography Award.<br/>Winner 2022 Magarey Medal.<br/>Winner 2022 The Age Book of the Year Award for Non-Fiction. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Mears, Gillian, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1964-2016. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Mears, Gillian. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1601 |
| 648 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CHRONOLOGICAL TERM |
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| Chronological term |
1900-1999 |
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fast |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Biographies. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Novelists, Australian. |
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fast |
| 9 (RLIN) |
8930 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Women novelists, Australian. |
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fast |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Women authors, Australian |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century |
| Form subdivision |
Biography. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Women novelists, Australian |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century |
| Form subdivision |
Biography. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Novelists, Australian |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century |
| Form subdivision |
Biography. |
| 655 #0 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Biographies |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type |
Book |
