Dark Moon (novel)

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Dark Moon
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Author Helen Heney
LanguageEnglish
Published1953
PublisherAngus & Robertson
Publication placeAustralia

Dark Moon is a 1953 Australian novel by Helen Heney. [1] It was her third novel and the only one adapted for radio.

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Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald said it "moves slowly, but it has an integration and a mature sincerity that make it worth remembering." [2]

The Daily Telegraph said it "rises way above the usual Australian historical, social, or military reportage. It has imagination, insight, and a tender appreciation for the nuances of living." [3]

Adelaide News called it "A thoughtful study of human weaknesses' and capacity for sacrifice." [4]

Premise

A young woman, Evelyn Johnstone, is shipwrecked on the Gippsland coast in 1840 and spends six years living among Aboriginal people. She returns to find her fiancée, Rev. Edward Meredith. [5]

Radio adaptations

The novel was read out on ABC radio in 1952. [6] [7]

It was adapted on the radio as well the same year by Eric Scott in a 60-minute production directed by Tom Farley. It starred Bruce Stewart. [8] [9] This was part of a series of adaptations of Australian novels on 2UW, others including I Fell on Grass and The Shades Will Not Vanish . [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Dark Moon". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 36, 024. New South Wales, Australia. 6 June 1953. p. 7. Retrieved 4 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Beneath The Surface". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 36, 096. New South Wales, Australia. 29 August 1953. p. 10. Retrieved 4 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Girl from beyond time". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XVIII, no. 125. New South Wales, Australia. 15 August 1953. p. 20. Retrieved 4 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "The slums of Sydney". News. Vol. 61, no. 9, 370. South Australia. 21 August 1953. p. 16. Retrieved 4 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Two new books from local women novelists". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 21, no. 13. Australia, Australia. 26 August 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 4 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Women's Interests On The Air Girl Clarinettist On A.B.C." The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 36, 243. New South Wales, Australia. 18 February 1954. p. 21. Retrieved 4 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Reviews... of Broadcasts", ABC Weekly, vol. 16, no. 8 (20 February 1954), Sydney: ABC, retrieved 4 March 2024– via Trove
  8. ↑ "Women's Interests Ou The Air Solves Cooking Problems". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 36, 501. New South Wales, Australia. 16 December 1954. p. 11 (Women's Section). Retrieved 4 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Commercial", ABC Weekly, vol. 16, no. 51 (18 December 1954), Sydney: ABC, retrieved 4 March 2024– via Trove
  10. ↑ "Engaging quiz". The Sun. 23 November 1954. p. 35.
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