By Peter Cowan

opposed to the historical past of postwar censorship and isolation, this tale of wrong love follows Richard, a tender author operating from his homeland of Perth looking for a freer life in Melbourne. His ally is an ex-boxer became black marketer, and his female friend is an old style tart with middle. With a profound dismay in regards to the instructions within the postwar global, this novel demanding situations probably the most adored assumptions approximately identification, tradition, and the land.

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