Like Being A Wife

by Catherine Harris
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Shortlisted for the Age Fiction Prize.

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“She finds more ways to be funny than I could count, yet she can cast a light into a dark corner before you know she's done it.” Nick EarlsDaisy is married to her job, Shirley de Young is engaged to Jack but would as soon be married to herself, while Joannie has left her husband for a fling with the movie star, Ralph Fiennes. Brad is inspired by the Eureka uprising to break up with his girlfriend, and an unexpected influx of babies - two thousand of them - calls into question the meaning of Jenny's life.Flitting from Sydney to Melbourne, Canberra to California, this loosely linked collection of stories shines a bright fluorescent light on family, friendships, work, love and loss.

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Mar 10

Catherine Harris Nominated for The Barbara Jefferis Award

by Random House Australia on 10 March 2011

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Author of LIKE BEING A WIFE in the running for the $35,000 prize

Aug 8

The Age Book of the Year Awards Shortlist 2011

by Random House Australia on 8 August 2011

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Two Random House authors included in this year’s shortlist

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