Down by the Dockside - Softcover

Rohan, Criena

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140075062 ISBN 13: 9780140075069

Publisher: Viking Pr, 1986

Synopsis

A young widow struggles to survive the harsh conditions of life in the slums of Melbourne during the 1940s

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Synopsis

CRIENA ROHAN LIVED FROM 1925-1963 WHENSHE DIED OF CANCER HAVING JUST COMPLETED THE BOOK. HER FIRST NOVEL, 'THE DELINQUENTS' WAS ALSO WRITTEN WHILST ILL. SHE SPENT MUCH OFHER CHILDHOOD IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA, BUT SHE WAS VERY MUCH A CITY PERSON AND WHILE A PUPIL AT THEMORNINGTON CONVENT SHE WAS BEFRIENDEDBY ALAN MARSHALL AND SHE SENT HIM HERSTORIES FOR REVIEW. 'DOWN BY THE DOCKSIDE' IS A STORY OF HER OWN LIFE, THOUGHIT IS NOT STRICTLY AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL. THOUGH SHE NEVER ACTUALLY LIVED AT PORT MELBOURNE, SHE WAS MARRIED TO A SAILRO AND VISITED THE DOCKS FREQUENTLY. INTHIS NOVEL SHE CAPTURES THE IDIOMAND ATMOSPHERE OF WORKING-CLASS LIFE IN THE PORT SO WELL THAT ONE ASSUMES THAT SHE WAS BORN THERE.

Edition details

• Publisher: Viking Pr
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140075062
• ISBN 13: 9780140075069
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256