Cirrus@Austlit

'Romance, adventure, humour, intrigue, murder, quirky twists... You'll find them all and more in these collected short stories - some of them prize-winners - written by South Australian author Chris Leckonby.' (Publication summary)

'The stories in Chris Leckonby's third book all relate to family struggles. Asylum seekers try to make good in Australia, as do British migrants in very different circumstances. A farmer is stranded by floods when his wife is in labour; another is coping with the fall-out from a bushfire. A pregnant teenager readjusts her goals to accommodate her baby; a gifted but socially inept young man deals with his problems with the help of teachers and his cousin. A young couple learn the hard way about building and running a motel; a city girl is converted to the bush when she meets the man of her dreams. A war widow struggles with her new status, a fatherless child and two new men. 'Port Pourri' documents the decisions of a seafarer, his new wife and, when his son rebels against the family business, the rift that only the next generation can heal. ' (Publisher's blurb)