
From the internationally acclaimed author ofRemembering Babylon, here is a collection of powerfully evocative stories that encompass a half-century of Australian life. A young boy yearning for the return of his father, away at war, is nonetheless entranced by his mother's G.I...


Here are nine haunting stories from the award-winning author of Remembering Babylon , in which history and geography, as well as the past and the present, combine and often collide, illuminating the landscape and revealing the character of Australia. An eleven-year-old boy sees...




From the image of a small boy entranced by his mother's GI Escort yet still hoping for the return of a father 'missing in action' to the portrait of an adult writer trying to piece together a defining image of his late father these outstanding stories conjure up with sharp...