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This modern fable tells of how James Pratt's humdrum daily life is changed dramatically when, one day he jumps to catch the Lavender Bay ferry. As he jumps he glimpses another dimension; a paradise which beckons him and promises him a magical existence.

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A shorter version of this story appeared in the 1958 issue of the Coast to Coast anthology (see above)
    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 1990 .
      Extent: 208p.
      Reprinted: 1991 , 1992 Published with the same ISBN under the Viking imprint.
      ISBN: 0670830062; 9780670830060
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Who Plays the Ferryman? Penelope Nelson , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 October 1992; (p. rev 6)
— Review of The Jumping Jeweller of Lavender Bay Hugh Atkinson , 1990 single work novel
Slugging it Out for Planet Earth S. K. Kelen , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 November 1992; (p. C8)
— Review of Greater Things Ray Grant , 1992 single work novel ; The Jumping Jeweller of Lavender Bay Hugh Atkinson , 1990 single work novel ; Freeze Frame David Smith , 1992 single work novel
A Case for Bringing Back the Burning Margaret McClusky , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 October 1992; (p. 45)
— Review of Whoring John Newton , 1992 single work novel ; The Jumping Jeweller of Lavender Bay Hugh Atkinson , 1990 single work novel
A Case for Bringing Back the Burning Margaret McClusky , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 October 1992; (p. 45)
— Review of Whoring John Newton , 1992 single work novel ; The Jumping Jeweller of Lavender Bay Hugh Atkinson , 1990 single work novel
Slugging it Out for Planet Earth S. K. Kelen , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 November 1992; (p. C8)
— Review of Greater Things Ray Grant , 1992 single work novel ; The Jumping Jeweller of Lavender Bay Hugh Atkinson , 1990 single work novel ; Freeze Frame David Smith , 1992 single work novel
Who Plays the Ferryman? Penelope Nelson , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 October 1992; (p. rev 6)
— Review of The Jumping Jeweller of Lavender Bay Hugh Atkinson , 1990 single work novel
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  • Lavender Bay, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
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