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'In the brief four years between the publication of her first volume of short stories and her death in 1986, Olga Masters was celebrated as one of Australia's most powerful and original writers. She won a National Book Council award and was shortlisted for another, and was published in the United States, France and Italy. She wrote two novels and three collections of stories, the third published posthumously. Gathered now in one volume are all the stories from The Home Girls and A Long Time Dying and those she had completed for The Rose Fancier, tough, honest stories that portray rural and suburban life with compassion and unsparing observation. ' (Publication summary)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Home Girls, single work short story (p. 3-8)
- The Rages of Mrs Torrens, single work short story (p. 9-18)
- On the Train, single work short story (p. 19-22)
- Leaving Home, single work short story (p. 23-34)
- Passenger to Berrigo, single work short story (p. 35-45)
- The Done Thing, single work short story (p. 46-59)
- A Rat in the Building, single work short story humour (p. 60-70)
- A Dog that Squeaked, single work short story (p. 71-77)
- A Young Man's Fancy, single work short story (p. 78-86)
- The Lang Women, single work short story (p. 87-99)
- The Snake and Bad Tom, single work short story (p. 100-105)
- A Poor Winner, single work short story (p. 106-111)
- Call Me Pinkie, single work short story (p. 112-116)
- Adams and Barker, single work short story (p. 117-123)
- Mrs Lister, single work short story (p. 124-130)
- The Creek Way, single work short story (p. 131-143)
- The Children are Coming, single work short story (p. 144-157)
- A Good Marriage, single work short story (p. 158-167)
- You'll Like it There, single work short story (p. 168-174)
- The Sea on a Sunday, single work short story (p. 175-186)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille, sound recording.
Works about this Work
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The Unsentimental Eye at Work
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 11 no. 1 1997; (p. 61-62)
— Review of Collected Stories 1996 collected work short story -
Small Town Stories:
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , October vol. 15 no. 4 1996; (p. 55-57)
— Review of Collected Stories 1996 collected work short story -
The Unsentimental Eye
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 June 1996; (p. rev 8)
— Review of Collected Stories 1996 collected work short story -
Untitled
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 March 1996; (p. 12)
— Review of Collected Stories 1996 collected work short story
-
Untitled
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 March 1996; (p. 12)
— Review of Collected Stories 1996 collected work short story -
The Unsentimental Eye
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 June 1996; (p. rev 8)
— Review of Collected Stories 1996 collected work short story -
Small Town Stories:
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , October vol. 15 no. 4 1996; (p. 55-57)
— Review of Collected Stories 1996 collected work short story -
The Unsentimental Eye at Work
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 11 no. 1 1997; (p. 61-62)
— Review of Collected Stories 1996 collected work short story
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