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Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 The Miracle of the Waters : Stories
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Questioning of Persephone MacDougall, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 3-16)
Dolphin, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 17-25)
Miracle of the Waters, Zeny Giles , single work short story

Sally is a girl born with cerebral palsy. Her mother, Maisie, struggles to persuade her father Vince to take care of her until Uncle Blue books Sally a place at the Baths. The Baths are rumored to enable people to walk. Vince, re-energised, devotes himself to trying to make Sally walk.

The story is told in four perspectives: Maisie's, Maisie's mother's, Uncle Blue's, and Sally herself. At the end, Sally reveals that the real miracle was that Vince ever spent time with her, not the few steps she's managed to take.

 (p. 27-34)
Telling Tales, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 35-39)
A Civic Testimonial, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 41-44)
Her Own Story, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 45-49)
Different Ways of Doing It, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 51-58)
Where Else Yoy Get Water Clean Like This?, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 59-62)
Kosta's Story, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 63-70)
Residues of Prejudice, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 71-75)
Dream Fable, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 77-79)
Rain to Swell the Olives, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 81-84)
The Blessing of the Number 19 Chook, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 85-93)
Riddle, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 95-97)
The Woman From Wollongong, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 99-103)
Midnight Reflections, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 105-110)
A Man of Principle, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 111-117)
Mother Tongue, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 119-122)
The Vigour of the Race, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 123-133)
The Blood's Wild Tree, Zeny Giles , single work short story (p. 135-138)
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