'The pain of saying goodbye, the excitement of saying hello, the loss of old friends, the fresh faces and new opportunities of a different time and place. In this anthology of 16 stories from Ireland and Australia, the themes of saying hello and goodbye are explored.' (Publication summary)
Goodbye and Hello Ringwood : Penguin , 1992'Consists of 12 short stories by this award-winning author, nine of them published for the first time. They range through many of the problems and experiences of today's Australian teenagers, growing up in multicultural urban communities and faced with numerous choices related to behaviour and lifestyle.' (Publication summary)
Milsons Point : Random House , 1995 pg. 239-259'This one time, listening to Mondrian has let me go beyond the prison bars. And if you've escaped once, I reckon, you're always able to break free, one way or another.
'The characters in these compelling stories explore who they are, and how they fit into their family, their community and their world. Listening to Mondrian brings together two new stories and six of the best from Nadia Wheatley's award-winning The Night Tolkien Died to speak to a new generation of readers.' (Publication summary)