Honour & Other People's Children
 First edition | |
| Author | Helen Garner |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | McPhee Gribble |
Publication date | 1980 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 156 p |
| ISBN | 0-87223-742-7 |
| Preceded by | Monkey Grip (1977) |
| Followed by | The Children's Bach (1984) |
Honour & Other People's Children is a collection of two short stories - also described as novellas[1] - by Australian writer Helen Garner. It was first published by McPhee Gribble in 1980.[2][3] Garner's second published book, it was written while she lived in Paris, France.[4] Australian literary critic Peter Craven described Garner's second published work as "less vigorous perhaps [than Monkey Grip], but showing greater artistry."[1]
"Honour"
Honour is about the relationship between two people, separated but still legally married and with a child of the marriage, their ongoing friendship, and the changes to relationship when the former husband re-partners.[2]
"Other People's Children"
Other People's Children is about the disruption and end of relationship between two women, Scotty and Ruth, who live in a collective household. Scotty loves Ruth's daughter "as only the childless can love other people's children". Into Scotty's life comes Madigan, "a great lump of a fellow with yellow eyes, who bunched his thick fingers together in front of him when he entered a room".[2]
References
- 1 2 Peter Craven (1996). John Sturrock, ed. The Oxford Guide to Contemporary Writing. Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-19-283318-9. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Honour & Other People's Children Author: Helen Garner". Penguin Books Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ↑ "Honour & Other people's children : two stories". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ↑ "UM-HISTORY/HistofUniBibliog". University of Melbourne. Retrieved 11 February 2010.