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- Published 20160119
- ISBN: 978-1-925240-80-1
- Extent: 264pp
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Lynn Garlick
Lynn Garlick is a doctoral candidate at the Writing and Society Research Centre, Western Sydney University. This is an edited extract from her soon-to-be...
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