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* Contents derived from the Ringwood,Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area,Melbourne - East,Melbourne,Victoria,:Penguin,1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
'[I]n "The Language of Flowers" a mundane small-town bank manager's love of orchids not only brings about his death but also an ironic revenge on his vitriolic wife.'