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- catalog abstract ""Shocking, tender, and grotesque, this darkly humorous novel captures the resilience and confusion of growing up. The Houdinis have grand plans for their family when they move to a dilapidated and isolated farm in the heart of the Australian bush. The mother, famous violist husband, and seven children plan on becoming self-sufficient, allowing creativity to rule and forming the perfect environment to raise a family of musicians, artists, and poets. But as problems arise from both outside and within the house, Ursula Houdini watches her brothers and sisters thrive and then wither under a mixture of love, neglect, and cruelty. In this affectionate and compelling story, Ursula must ultimately decide what she is willing to sacrifice to make her own place in the world" -- publisher description (December 2006).".
- catalog contributor b13261433.
- catalog coverage "Australia Fiction.".
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""Shocking, tender, and grotesque, this darkly humorous novel captures the resilience and confusion of growing up. The Houdinis have grand plans for their family when they move to a dilapidated and isolated farm in the heart of the Australian bush. The mother, famous violist husband, and seven children plan on becoming self-sufficient, allowing creativity to rule and forming the perfect environment to raise a family of musicians, artists, and poets. But as problems arise from both outside and within the house, Ursula Houdini watches her brothers and sisters thrive and then wither under a mixture of love, neglect, and cruelty. In this affectionate and compelling story, Ursula must ultimately decide what she is willing to sacrifice to make her own place in the world" -- publisher description (December 2006).".
- catalog extent "224 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "1741143527".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin,".
- catalog spatial "Australia Fiction.".
- catalog subject "A823.3 22".
- catalog subject "Brothers and sisters Fiction.".
- catalog subject "PR9619.3.S244 F57 2004".
- catalog subject "Painters Fiction.".
- catalog subject "Violinists Fiction.".
- catalog title "Fire fire / Eva Sallis.".
- catalog type "Domestic fiction. gsafd".
- catalog type "Domestic fiction. lcsh".
- catalog type "Domestic fiction.".
- catalog type "text".