
Bird
Hawthorne Susan(Author)
Spinifex Press
Published on 17. April 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
100 pages
978-1-875559-88-6 (ISBN)
Description
Thirteen-year-old Avis confronts the limitations imposed on her at school. She has epilepsy and some of the teachers want to stop her participating in the sport she loves most. Susan Hawthorne captures the voice and longings of a child at the edge of self-realisation. This collection draws on the experience of epilepsy mixed with imagination, mythic consciousness and an intense realisation of life.
Reviews / Votes
Susan Hawthorne has accepted her gift: the intense realisation of coming to life. This is what her book offers. Judith Rodriguez"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Australia
Target group
Interest Age: From 16 to 99 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
1 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 300 mm
Width: 103 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
82 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-875559-88-6 (9781875559886)
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Person
Susan Hawthorne is the author/editor of 25 books published in five languages across 20 territories. Her non-fiction books include Bibliodiversity (2014), Wild Politics (2002), and The Spinifex Quiz Book (1993). She has been active in the womens liberation movement since 1973, was involved in Melbournes Rape Crisis Centre and performed as an aerialist in two womens circuses. She has taught English to Arabic-speaking women, worked in Aboriginal education and has taught across a number of subject areas in universities. She is Adjunct Professor in the School of Humanities at James Cook University, Townsville. Among her awards, she was the winner of the 2017 Penguin Random House Best Achievement in Writing in the Inspire Awards for her work increasing peoples awareness of epilepsy and the politics of disability. She has won awards for her contribution to the gay and lesbian community and to publishing.