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Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 It's Raining in Mango : Pictures from the Family Album
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Contents

* Contents derived from the New York (City), New York (State),
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,:G. P. Putnam's Sons , 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
How to Get Sacked, Thea Astley , single work short story
The arrival of the Laffey family among the frontier violence of Queensland's north becomes the topic of family reminiscences with a particular focus on Cornelius Laffey, a journalist, who wrote of the family's experiences and the behaviours and events they witnessed.
 (p. 17-34)
Getting to Know Them, Thea Astley , single work short story (p. 35-43)
Cross the Wide Missouri, Thea Astley , single work short story (p. 44-57)
Singles, Thea Astley , single work short story
Following the disappearance of her husband, Jessica Olive supports her family by running a hotel. Her two boys succeed in making their own way in the world and, as Jessica ages, she makes fewer concessions to the male-dominated world in which she is bound.
 (p. 58-71)
Heart Is Where the Home Is, Thea Astley , single work short story (p. 72-79)
Right Off the Map, Thea Astley , single work short story (p. 80-87)
Getting There, Thea Astley , single work short story
An adolescent girl endures the emotional turbulence of humiliation inflicted by the nuns at her boarding school, as well as the thrill of the first innocent stirrings of attraction to a stranger she encounters at the library.
 (p. 88-96)
The Kiss, the Fade-Out, the Credits, Thea Astley , single work short story (p. 97-108)
Committing Sideways, Thea Astley , single work short story
The death of an uncle facilitates a reunion between the orphaned niece and nephew he had raised. Will, scarred by his war experiences, is comforted by his sister, Connie.
 (p. 109-124)
Build-Up, Thea Astley , single work short story (p. 125-143)
Grass, Thea Astley , single work short story
Ageing Will Laffey finds he can no longer handle the task of keeping the grass on his property under control. His nephew brokers a deal with some friends to take on the task, and this leads to a new phase in Will's life.
 (p. 144-160)
It's Raining in Mango, Thea Astley , single work short story
For Aboriginal man, Billy Mumbler, life in north Queensland offers a precarious existence, particularly under the watchful eye of the law. Trying to live peacably and protect his family proves almost impossible.
 (p. 161-176)
Old Man in a Dry Month, Thea Astley , single work short story
Gentle and ageing Will Laffey has never been able to form a close relationship with anyone, other than his sister Connie. When he becomes enamoured of one of a group of young people he has allowed to live on his property, the youth's callous indifference and rejection is too much for Will to bear.
 (p. 177-200)
Source Material, Thea Astley , single work short story (p. 201-208)
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