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Issue Details: First known date: 1979... 1979 Hunting the Wild Pineapple and Other Related Stories
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
North : Some Compass Readings : Eden, Thea Astley , single work short story (p. 1-33)
The Curate Breaker, Thea Astley , single work short story
The imperiousness with which a Catholic priest treats his aged father is vividly brought to his attention when he recognises aspects of his own behaviour in an Anglican priest's appalling treatment of his wife.
 (p. 35-59)
Hunting the Wild Pineapple, Thea Astley , single work short story
A brash and flashy fruit-farmer has a manner of entertaining his guests that fails to favourably impress at least one of them.
 (p. 61-76)
A Northern Belle, Thea Astley , single work short story
A young girl's spirited attitude to life seems to contrast that of her conservative mother's. However, many years later, to her chagrin and regret, she finds her long-dead mother's influence asserting itself.
 (p. 77-94)
Petals from Blown Roses, Thea Astley , single work short story (p. 95-110)
Ladies Need Only Apply, Thea Astley , single work short story
On extended leave from her teaching job, a woman in her forties accepts an offer as companion for a reclusive music teacher. Their seclusion, compounded by the monsoonal wet, provokes a contest of strength of will and purpose between them.
 (p. 111-144)
Write Me, Son, Write Me, Thea Astley , single work short story (p. 145-158)
A Man Who is Tired of Swiper's Creek is Tired of Life, Thea Astley , single work short story
Bored with his routine life in a country town, a motel-owner accepts an offer to stay at an isolated shack. Whilst there, his encounters with a transient young couple prompt him to return home.
 (p. 159-175)
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