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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Do you accept the life you're given or fight for the life you want?Sydney, 1942.Recently orphaned, Angel Martin moves into a boarding house populated by an assortment of eccentric and colourful characters. She's befriended by the gregarious Winifred Varnham - a vision in exotic fabrics - and the numerically gifted Barnaby Grange. But not everyone is kind and her scrimping landlady, Missus Potts, is only the beginning of Angel's troubles.Angel refuses to accept her fate. She is determined to forge a sense of belonging despite rejection from her two maiden aunts, Clara and Elsa, who blame Angel's mother for their brother's death. Her Sunday visits to the aunts' house by the Bay expand her world in ways she couldn't have imagined.Elizabeth Stead brings her classic subversive wit and personal insight to this nostalgic portrait of wartime Sydney. In Angel Martin, she has created a singular and irrepressible character. A true original. Do you accept the life you're given or fight for the life you want? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Pbk, 43 p. (some folded) : ill., music ; 24 cm. A clean unmarked copy in fine condition. [Girton College (University of Cambridge) ; Songs and music - Students' songs England Cambridge] g1095 / m16295.

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Paperback. Elizabeth Stead, University of Queensland Press. IT'S 1948 AND HANORA SPARROW and her teenage daughters, Aria and Rosy, have fallen on tough times. With little more than the suitcases they carry and a few pounds between them, they must move to a housing commission camp on the outskirts of Sydney While the prospect of life in a ramshackle tin shed is grim, these women soon learn that they are not alone. As they befriend other camp residents such as Mr Sparkle, who's had to leave his family behind to look for work in the city, Mr Gardiner, the war hero who never recovered, and the women of the laundry circle who are the eyes and ears of the camp, the Sparrow women discover that resilience and good humour might just be their salvation. In The Sparrows of Edward Street, acclaimed author Elizabeth Stead uses her clear eye and sharp wit to recreate a little known corner of Australian post-war history. Praise for Elizabeth Stead 'Stead does more than assemble a cast of eccentric characters. While she has a particular flair for the quick sketch of the larger-than life-character . . . there is a hard-edge intelligence behind the sly humour and parodying wit.' Weekend Australian 'An enchanting story . . . A gem.' Herald Sun. Paperback.…

Paperback. Elizabeth Stead, University of Queensland Press. Missionary Amen Morley arrives on a tropical island to find a community largely untouched by the modern world. A magnet for eccentric characters, the island paradise soon becomes a hotspot of conflicting cultures.The preachers are competing to save souls, while others have come to make a new beginning. There's Herbert Glass, the English doctor who cures clocks, Missy Wing, the Chinese trader, and Sam Maitland, who the locals dub the 'crocodile man'.The islanders are bemused by the behaviour of these strange intruders. But instead of being the ones doing the converting, the foreigners end up most transformed by this extraordinary place.The Gospel of Gods and Crocodiles is overflowing with subversive wit, brilliant observations and larger-than-life characters. This bold novel is suffused with Elizabeth Stead's unique literary style and humour. Paperback.…

Paperback. Elizabeth Stead, Penguin Random House Australia. Paperback.

Paperback. [Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Elizabeth Stead Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 324 A delightful, warm hearted 'fairytale for adults.' Elizabeth Stead writes about the gradual, yet relentless, transformation of a community from 'down-at-heel, good-for-nothing, end-of-the-road trash at the arse-end of the world' to award winning 'Tidy Town'. Incredibly this miracle is wrought single handedly by an illegitimate boy, Fin. Paperback. …

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First trade paperback edition. Fine in wrappers. Inscribed by the author: "For dearest Paul & Jean love Elizabeth S.".

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 40 pages. Illustrated. John Mack and Brian Durrans "Madagascar" / John Curtis "Industrial interlude in the dark ages in Iraq" / Terence Mitchell "Salute to Sir Leonard Woolley" / Elizabeth Carmichael "Tragedy hides in the trees" / Ian Stead "Waiting for Window Man" (BT#37). …

trade paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 20 cm. 393 pages VG. Light shelf wear to covers, gift inscription signed by the author on flyleaf, overall very good condition. Signed by author.

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Soft cover. Condition: Fair. USED PAPERBACK EDITION. CREASES ON SPINE AND COVER.MARK ON FRONT COVER AND FOXING-WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGER Vic: Penguin, 2000 Used Set in a seaside village, this novel deals with obsession, neurosis and possessiveness The Fishcastle is a rambling house inhabited by an irresponsible father, a delinquent son and an obsessive daughter, who interact in various starnge ways with some of the inhabitants of the town.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. London,MID SIZE SOFT COVER EDITION-WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGE England: University of Queensland Press, 2012 Used It's 1948 and Hanora Sparrow and her teenage daughters have fallen upon tough times With little more than the suitcases they carry, they must move to a housing commission camp on the outskirts of Sydney While their new life in a ramshackle tin shed seems grim, the women soon learn that they are not alone As they befriend other camp residents such as Mr Gardiner, the war hero who never recovered, and the women of the laundry circle, who are the eyes and ears of the camp, the Sparrows discover that good humour might just be their salvation.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. New York:LARGE SIZE SOFT COVER EDITION-WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGE Univ of Queensland Press, 2007 Used Missionary Amen Morley arrives on a tropical island to find a community largely untouched by the modern world A magnet for eccentric characters, the island paradise soon becomes a hotspot of conflicting culturesThe preachers are competing to save souls, while others have come to make a new beginning There's Herbert Glass, the English doctor who cures clocks, Missy Wing, the Chinese trader, and Sam Maitland, who the locals dub the 'crocodile man'The islanders are bemused by the behaviour of these strange intruders But instead of being the ones doing the converting, the foreigners end up most transformed by this extraordinary placeThe Gospel of Gods and Crocodiles is overflowing with subversive wit, brilliant observations and larger-than-life characters This bold novel is suffused with Elizabeth Stead's unique literary style and humour.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. London:MID SIZE SOFT COVER EDITION-WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGE Penguin Books, 2003 Used To enter The Different World of Fin Starlingis to enter the enchantment of a fairytale for adults Wagners Creek, otherwise known as the arse-end of the earth, is the home of the mutton-bird, the carrion crow and the remarkable Fin Starling Son of the local provider of 'special services', Fin is different from other children and soon it becomes clear that he is something of a miracle-worker as he transforms the dirt-poor shantytown into a place of pilgrimage Elizabeth Stead's gently comic portrait of Wagners Creek is handled with benevolent grace Yet beneath the comedy runs an unsettling undercurrent and the suspicion that Fin's birthplace exists in the parallel universe where different laws operate.…

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 288 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Do you accept the life you're given or fight for the life you want?Sydney, 1942.Recently orphaned, Angel Martin moves into a boarding house populated by an assortment of eccentric and colourful characters. She's befriended by the gregarious Winifred Varnham - a vision in exotic fabrics - and the numerically gifted Barnaby Grange. But not everyone is kind and her scrimping landlady, Missus Potts, is only the beginning of Angel's troubles.Angel refuses to accept her fate. She is determined to forge a sense of belonging despite rejection from her two maiden aunts, Clara and Elsa, who blame Angel's mother for their brother's death. Her Sunday visits to the aunts' house by the Bay expand her world in ways she couldn't have imagined.Elizabeth Stead brings her classic subversive wit and personal insight to this nostalgic portrait of wartime Sydney. In Angel Martin, she has created a singular and irrepressible character. A true original. Do you accept the life you're given or fight for the life you want? Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…