"Bitin' Back tells the story of Mavis and Nevil, mother and son, from the morning when Nevil, footy player and all round guy, puts on a frock and tells his mother, 'Just call me Jean'. The Jean is Jean Rhys, author of the acclaimed novel The Wide Sargasso Sea. In this candid and exhilarating article, Vivienne Cleven talks about her work."