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AN ANTHOLOGY Edited by Rosie Scott and Anita Heiss (2015)In this historic anthology, Rosie Scott and Anita Heiss gathered together the work of twenty of Australian’s finest writers both Indigenous and non-Indigenous together with powerful statements from Northern Territory Elders to bring a new dimension and urgency to an issue that has remained largely outside the public radar.In compelling fiction, memoir, essays, poetry and communiqués, the dramatic story of the Intervention and the despair, anguish and anger of the First Nations people of the Territory comes alive.The Intervention: an Anthology is an extraordinary document – deeply moving, impassioned, spiritual, angry and authoritative –it’s essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this passionate opposition.
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 A COUNTRY TOO FAREdited by Rosie Scott and Tom Keneally 2013 ‘..a stunning anthology and searing moral work that beautifully gives voice to
the voiceless without preaching at any point…. In a political era where there
appears to be no bottom to the barrel of immigration policy, A Country Too
Far is timely, important and wise.’ Andrew Carter Readings Melbourne  Check out our Facebook page |
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FLESH AND BLOOD Poetry, 1984 |
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SAY
THANK YOU TO THE LADY Stage play, 1985
Playwright
Scott using enormous doses of wit, humour and
love, not to mention skill maintains your engagement and respect. ..you
realise you are in the presence of a major new talent.
THE DOMINION WELLINGTON
Mercury
Two had the House Full sign out last night for
the first production by the Working Title Theatre
co-operative. And as word speeds around about the quality of this
production , that sign is likely to be a permanent fixture on the
pavement. 'Say thank you to the Lady' fulfills the first requirement of
good theatre- it tells a story.
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GLORY DAYS 1988 A
woman of
substance as well as girth, this
big-hearted earth mother knocks us off our pins in Rosie Scott's Glory
Days-all
this in an introspective voice that's rich in poetry and raw with
anguish.
Marilyn Stasio NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW OF BOOKS Dazzling sordid first novel..whose poetic grittiness makes these tales of Auckland's fringe people a stand-out. This unconventional heroine is unforgettable. The characterisations, the sheer energy and driving imagination make this a potent read. KIRKUS REVIEWS, NEW YORK |
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QUEEN OF LOVE 1989 Queen of Love
shows the zest for life, the honesty,
the unsentimental tenderness and vivid-picture-making power of her
work. Here
is life in all its bewildering complexity, its labyrinthine twists and
dark
places, but here is blinding sunlight and mad joy and smells! Rosie
Scott is
above all a sensual writer and to me this is the greatest thing a
writer could
be. Queen of Love demonstrates… flair, gutsy energy, vision, maturity, concern. a grip on words and the ability to suggest what lies beyond them - the world of illusion, discovery, despair, spirit and romance. KEVIN IRELAND, NEW ZEALAND SUNDAY TIMES |
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Rosie Scott has written one of the finest antipodean novels of recent times. Nights with Grace doesn't link the personal and political, it brings off the rare feat of demonstrating that they are ultimately, one and the same. JOHN MACGREGOR THE AUSTRALIAN Nights with Grace is one of the most passion-filled Australian novels for some years... The way Rosie Scott fuses all the strands is quite masterful. THE INDEPENDENT (Best Fiction of 1990) |
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FERAL CITY 1992 Feral
City is Rosie Scott's brilliant
parable of the Australasian future... Not the
least reward of Feral City is to read an author whose style is
forceful and elegant, whose cadences linger, one for whom literary
craftsmanship
is right work and not something bothersome or affected... Scott's
concerns for
issues of moral and social responsibility, and her perception of the
pain and
inconveniences that these cause in the lives of those who recognise
them, give
the novel a gravity that sets it apart from most recent fiction of
Australasia.
PETER
PIERCE, THE BULLETINRosie Scott succeeds in both capturing Faith's dreaminess and Violet's pragmatism in poetic language and in describing the horror scenario of a basically unjust and exploitative reality. And she manages to make it sound like a horrific beautiful poem. RAUBSTADT, GERMANY |
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1993
Lives
on Fire is wonderfully compelling
reading, for Scott's crystalline prose never falters. It will go
straight to
the heart of any woman who has ever suffered sexual betrayal. ..a moving intimate story so effortlessly and vividly
told it seems to be projected in living colour on a screen in front of
the readers' eyes..it is moving, truthful, witty, atmospheric, vibrant
and easy- well, so good it seems easy.
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1995 I
love
Scott's books and "Movie Dreams" was all I hoped for. "Movie Dreams" is
Scott's fifth novel and with each of her books she just seems to
keep getting better - her voice is stronger and more confident, and her
characters and story lines are richer and more complex.
ANNIE GRAY THE DOMINION Magnificent..
among the finest
Australian road novels.
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Uncommon
sense and a rare sensibility delineate Rosie Scott’s
collections of essays. Her calm compassion often obscures the dues-paid
reflection and scholarship but never its clarity or perceptiveness. Its tone is gutsy yet genial, streetwise yet
sophisticated, tough minded yet affectionate, ethically and
intellectually nuanced yet prepared to affirm a cogent and coherent
world view. It is steeped in a moral philosophy that
unflinchingly confrotns the existence of cruelty, squalor and suffering
but insists on the possibility of their redemption through
acceptance, generosity and empathy.
PETER BEATSON, LANDFALL LITERARY
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2001
Faith
Singer is a radiant and unsparing portrayal of the underbelly of Sydney
life by one of Australia's finest novelists. Addiction,
obsession, betrayal and redemption coalesce in story telling so vivid
and prose so elegant it will leave you breathless.
MANDY SAYER
Sydney's
Kings Cross - sleazy cruel and compassionate - and in the midst of it
all the wise and warm-hearted Faith Singer. With all her great gift for
narrative and characterisation, this is Rosie Scott's best novel to
date.
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ANOTHER COUNTRY Editor, (with Tom Keneally) 2004 ..a collection of refugees' writing giving voices
to people not usually heard...Books like 'Another Country' provide an
alternative view -that asylum seekers are people rather than numbers,
that Australia provides punishment rather than refuge and that children
detained suffer enormously.
EDITORIAL,
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
..deeply disturbing. This collection
encapsulates our collective shame. ARNOLD ZABLE, THE AGE REVIEW BOOKS
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