| Record Number |
832044 |
| ISBN |
9781921961762 (electronic bk.) |
| Author |
Masters, Olga, 1919-1986 author. |
| Title |
The Home Girls [electronic resource] / Olga Masters ; [introduction by Geordie Williamson]. |
| Publisher/Date |
Melbourne : Text Publishing, 2012. |
| Pagination etc. |
1 online resource. |
| Series |
Text classics |
| Contents note |
Winner, National Book Council Award, 1983. |
| Machine generated contents note: The Home Girls -- The Rages of Mrs Torrens -- On the Train -- Leaving Home -- Passenger to Berrigo -- The Done Thing -- A Rat in the Building -- A Dog that Squeaked -- A Young Man's Fancy -- The Lang Women -- The Snake and Bad Tom -- A Poor Winner -- Call Me Pinkie -- Adams and Barker -- Mrs Lister -- The Creek Way -- The Children Are Coming -- A Good Marriage -- You'll Like It There. |
| Summary Note |
A collection of short stories examines the lives of the people of the Depression era Australian outback, probing notions of broken bonds of love and family heartache. |
| Subject |
Australian fiction -- 20th century |
| Short stories |
| Depressions -- 1929 -- Australia -- Fiction |
| Wilderness areas -- Australia -- Fiction |
| Australia -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction |
| Australia -- Economic conditions -- 1929-1939 -- Fiction |
| Classical fiction. |
| Electronic books. |
| Added Author |
Williamson, Geordie author of introduction. |
| Internet Site |
Click to access this resource |
