Extracts from The First Stone and Joe Cinque’s Consolation by Helen Garner (Pan Macmillan) are reproduced with kind permission from the author and publisher.
Extracts from Monkey Grip, Honour and Other People’s Children, The Children’s Bach and Postcards from Surfers (Penguin Random House) are reproduced with kind permission from the author and publisher.
An extract from ‘Nessun Dorma’ by Francis Webb reproduced with kind permission from Therese Nelson and Maria Meere.
Extracts from ‘Genesis’ by Chris Wallace-Crabbe reproduced with kind permission from the author.
Plate section image credits (in order of appearance):
Photo of Helen with Axel: courtesy Helen Garner.
Letter to Axel (22 March 1966): Papers of Axel Clark, 1926–2001, NLA MS Acc 11.079, Box 18, folder 4.
Letter to Axel and Ali (31 July 1985): Papers of Axel Clark, 1926–2001, NLA MS Acc 11.079, Box 18, folder 4.
Handwritten ‘White Eyes’ lyrics: Papers of Axel Clark, 1926–2001, NLA MS Acc 11.079, Box 18, folder 4.
Photos of Scotchmer St Mural: Paul Brennan 2017.
‘Jack K’ transcribed note: NLA MS Acc 16.094 (not yet catalogued). Box description: Farquharson journal 3, 19 November 2007 to 25 February 2008. Reproduced with kind permission from Jack Kirszenblat.
‘Did you pull my tail’ postcard: courtesy Bernadette Brennan.
‘An Open Letter to Helen Garner’: Papers of Helen Garner, 1990–2005, NLA MS 9265/6/5, Box 11.
Photos of Helen on the couch alone and with her granddaughter: © Jenny Sages 2002.
Photo of Helen as a baby with Gwen Ford: courtesy Helen Garner.
Photo of Helen with her parents: courtesy Helen Garner.
Photo of Helen with Tim Winton: © Cathryn Tremain/Fairfax Images, first published in the Age, 10 May 1986.