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‘A powerful examination of self and sexuality … a tone reminiscent of Miles Franklin’s Sybylla: self-conscious, dripping with irony, splendidly audacious … surely now a feminist classic.’ 

Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Reviewer: Debra Adelaide

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‘An explosive mix of raw sanity and wicked humour – a bombshell of a book.’ 

Reviewer: Robert Dessaix

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Table of Contents:

Introduction by Harriet Malinowitz; PART ONE; In which Maureen comes into the world, her brother hot on her heels; In which Maureen attends a school for young ladies; PART TWO; In which the landscape acquires a population; Maureen at bay; As easy as opening a door to the air; Maureen against the wall; Cripple Craig; In which Maureen begins to see; PART THREE; Ladies don't move; The geometry of innocence; The masters make the rules; PART FOUR; In which Inga returns for a week and Maureen thinks of going for good; In which Maureen reflects on Cleo's limitations and her own; A beginner's approach to normality; Seems to be how we're made; There must be some way out of here; Afterword