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y separately published work icon Canberra Tales : Stories anthology   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Canberra Tales : Stories
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Most Mortal Enemy, Marion Halligan , single work short story (p. 2-17)
Belladonna Gardens : Il Faut Cultiver Notre Jardin, Marion Halligan , single work short story (p. 17-32)
Perilous Seas, Marion Halligan , single work short story (p. 32-42)
Capital Gains, Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , single work short story (p. 44-72)
Volumptuous Ladies, Suzanne Edgar , single work short story (p. 74-82)
Madonnas, Suzanne Edgar , single work short story young adult (p. 82-91)
Arnie's Marathon, Suzanne Edgar , single work short story humour (p. 92-100)
At Mrs Pickering's At the Babysitter's, Suzanne Edgar , single work short story (p. 100-104)
The New Parliament House, Dorothy Johnston , single work short story (p. 106-136)
The Boatman of Lake Burley Griffin, Dorothy Johnston , single work short story (p. 136-141)
Damaged Goods, Dorothy Horsfield , single work short story (p. 142-151)
Baby, I Love You, Dorothy Horsfield , single work short story (p. 152-158)
Keeping Fit, Dorothy Horsfield , single work short story (p. 158-164)
Dog Bones, Dorothy Horsfield , single work short story (p. 165-171)
Scales, Margaret Barbalet , single work short story (p. 172-181)
A Season Under Snow, Margaret Barbalet , single work short story (p. 182-193)
The Division of Love, Margaret Barbalet , single work short story

Mary, a new mother, wonders how best to divide her time and attention among her two children: Frederick, her firstborn son, and Hannah, her daughter with spina bifida, who she hadn't planned to have. Meanwhile, Mary's sister, Paula, has her own troubles with her four children; the eldest daughter Karen runs away.

At the end of the story, Mary has accepted how her family's time and love is spent. She finds that Hannah's new swimming physiotherapy aide is the once-rebellious Karen.

 (p. 194-207)
My Cousin Paolo, Sara Dowse , single work short story (p. 208-258)
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