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On a trip overseas, a girl has her handbag snatched by thieves who escape on a scooter. The girl pursues the thieves, but eventually loses them. As the thieves examine her possessions, they wonder why she was so upset.
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'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 HelloRingwood:Penguin,1992
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yA Taste of CockroachAllan Baillie,
Camberwell:Penguin,2005Z11920602005selected work short story 'Here is a journey that begins with a shuddering disaster in the Himalayas, and ends with an ill-starred romance on Mars. In between are adventures down the rivers of Cambodia and Laos, battles with bulls in Australian country towns, encounters with French agents, freelance photography assignments, handbag-snatchers in Naples, thong-flingers in Rangoon, bread queues in Afghanistan, and more' (Source: back cover blurb).Camberwell:Penguin,2005