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Fiona Place

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Sydney, Australia

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https://fionaeplace.wordpress.com/

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Literature & Fiction, Women & Gender Studies, Nonfiction

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Duras, Plath, Lowell

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Fiona Place has always been interested in women, language and identity. Her short stories, poetry and essays appear in various literary journals and anthologies. Her first novel Cardboard: A Woman Left for Dead won the National Book Council award for New Writers in 1990. She has also worked as a financial commentator for various fund managers and major newspapers. Her focus on making investment and economic concepts accessible to the general reader. Today she combines motherhood with her work as a writer and an advocate for children with intellectual disabilities. Her essays on motherhood and genetics appear in peer-reviewed journals and other publications.

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	The Best Australian Stories 2014 by Amanda Lohrey (Editor), Claire Aman, Rebekah Clarkson 3.78 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cardboard: A woman left for dead 3.62 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Portrait of the Artist's Mother: Dignity, Creativity and Disability 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Eating Is Everything: How to Overcome Your Eating Problems and Change Your Life by J. Ball, Phyllis Butow, Fiona Place (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cardboard 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cardboard: A woman left for dead by Fiona Place (2010-01-18) by Fiona Place (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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