'These stories by seven writers capture the contradictions of life in the nation's capital. They penetrate the glittering surface of a city that is much more than a stamping ground for bureaucrats, diplomats and fat cats. Beneath the sparkle are the shadows of dislocated, sometimes broken, lives.'
Source: Front cover.
Ringwood : Penguin , 1988 pg. 44-72'Alvie Skerritt - irrepressible, down-to-earth, sometimes fierce - is the centre of this boldly original collection of linked narratives. These stories present a modern family portrait full of compassion and humour.' (Publication summary)
St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1994 pg. 197-224