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Dedication: for Pete who loved the Mountains

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Hyland House , 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Home is the Sailor, Nancy Phelan , single work novel (p. 1-172)

The Best of Intentions, Nancy Phelan , single work novella (p. 173-242)

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Untitled George Turner , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 226)
— Review of The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 single work novella ; Home Is the Sailor, and, The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 selected work novel ; Home is the Sailor Nancy Phelan , 1987 single work novel

Voyage into Old Age Proves to be Heavy Going in Parts Katharine England , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 9 January 1988; (p. 8)
— Review of The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 single work novella ; Home Is the Sailor, and, The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 selected work novel ; Home is the Sailor Nancy Phelan , 1987 single work novel

Shipwrecked by the Tides of Years Marion Halligan , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 March 1988; (p. B3)
— Review of Home Is the Sailor, and, The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 selected work novel

Old Age - the Delights and Difficulties Margaret Steinberger , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 21 May 1988; (p. 10)
— Review of The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 single work novella ; Home Is the Sailor, and, The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 selected work novel ; Home is the Sailor Nancy Phelan , 1987 single work novel

Oddities of Old Age Mary Rose Liverani , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 4 June 1988; (p. 16)
— Review of The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 single work novella ; Home Is the Sailor, and, The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 selected work novel ; Home is the Sailor Nancy Phelan , 1987 single work novel

Walking Down the Literary Aisle John Hanrahan , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , June no. 111 1988; (p. 97-101)
— Review of Steal Away Garry Disher , 1987 single work novel ; Self Possession Marion Halligan , 1987 single work novel ; Paper Nautilus Nicholas Jose , 1987 single work novel ; Home Is the Sailor, and, The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 selected work novel ; Home is the Sailor Nancy Phelan , 1987 single work novel ; The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 single work novella ; Wedlock : A Novel Margaret McClusky , 1987 single work novel ; Widdershins : A Novel Jack Beasley , 1986 single work novel ; Building on Sand David Parker , 1988 single work novel ; Propinquity John MacGregor , 1986 single work novel ; All About Anthrax Ross Fitzgerald , 1987 selected work short story

Poetry and Old Age Debra Adelaide , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 48 no. 3 1988; (p. 339-342)
— Review of The Electrolux Man and Other Stories Jeri Kroll , 1987 selected work short story ; Home Is the Sailor, and, The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 selected work novel ; Home is the Sailor Nancy Phelan , 1987 single work novel ; The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 single work novella

Cries from a Dogged Dependent Beverley Farmer , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 December 1987; (p. 11)
— Review of The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 single work novella ; Home Is the Sailor, and, The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 selected work novel ; Home is the Sailor Nancy Phelan , 1987 single work novel

Not the Last Laugh but the Last Anguish Andrea Stretton , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 February 1988; (p. 71)
— Review of The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 single work novella ; Home Is the Sailor, and, The Best of Intentions Nancy Phelan , 1987 selected work novel ; Home is the Sailor Nancy Phelan , 1987 single work novel