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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Heather Taylor JohnsonPublisher: University of Queensland Press Imprint: University of Queensland Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.40cm Weight: 0.330kg ISBN: 9780702259548ISBN 10: 0702259543 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 27 February 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews'contemplative and hopeful' Good Reading'It's a clever novel which somehow manages to avoid being overly emotional despite the premise. This said, the story did make me laugh and cry, and reminded me of people I know.' Readings online'I just couldn't put it down. I was engrossed immediately and tearing up by page two; it felt so real. This is a moving portrayal of the power of love and of friendship and it's wonderful.' Readings e-news'Taylor Johnson's interweaving of her characters and management of chronology is particularly impressive.' Sydney Morning Herald'I loved this book and highly recommend it.' The Big Book Club'But Johnson has somehow created a character who is imagined, remembered and grieved-over through the intricate overlapping of her life with the lives of the people she connected with, and it is so beautiful that I fought back tears more than once.' OddFeather'A pleasure to read about the life of someone special to those who loved her.' Australian Women's Weekly'It is filled with lilting language and a pulsing beat.' Avid Reader Blog 'contemplative and hopeful' Good Reading 'It's a clever novel which somehow manages to avoid being overly emotional despite the premise. This said, the story did make me laugh and cry, and reminded me of people I know.' Readings online 'I just couldn't put it down. I was engrossed immediately and tearing up by page two; it felt so real. This is a moving portrayal of the power of love and of friendship and it's wonderful.' Readings e-news 'Taylor Johnson's interweaving of her characters and management of chronology is particularly impressive.' Sydney Morning Herald 'I loved this book and highly recommend it.' The Big Book Club 'But Johnson has somehow created a character who is imagined, remembered and grieved-over through the intricate overlapping of her life with the lives of the people she connected with, and it is so beautiful that I fought back tears more than once.' OddFeather 'A pleasure to read about the life of someone special to those who loved her.' Australian Women's Weekly 'It is filled with lilting language and a pulsing beat.' Avid Reader Blog Author InformationHeather Taylor Johnson was born in the United States and has lived in Australia since 1999. Jean Harley Was Here is her second novel; her first was Pursuing Love and Death. She has published four volumes of verse and is the poetry editor for Transnational Literature. She is also the editor of the anthology Shaping the Fractured Self- Poetry of Chronic Illness and Pain. Heather lives in Adelaide with her husband and three children. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |