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St Lucia, University of Queensland Press, 1988. first ediion. - h/c in d.j. Olga Masters's last book is a panorama of Australian family life, from the impoverished farms of the 1880s to the comfortable suburbs of the 1980s. The author's compassion, wit, and unsparing observation depict the lonely and the loving from four generations. The collection combines short, sharp character studies with longer and denser works such as the classic title story. 224 x 145mm., pp. 8, 135, content pages evenly slightly tanned (quality of paper used), no inscriptions, d.j. near fine.