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Swimming to the Moon
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From a floury encounter on a baker's work table to the art of sitting backwards on chairs, from budgie training to spontaneous human combustion, this collection showcases the nonfiction writing of one of Australia's best-loved authors. These pieces encompass suburban portraits and coastal living, affectionate nostalgia and the absurdity of the every day. They are endearing and often hilarious snapshots of life from a master novelist who has turned the column into an artform.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Half title
- About the Author
- Contents
- The Gainsborough Flyscreen
- The Oslo Lunch
- Country Dining
- Show and Tell
- Taylah and Tia Maria
- Sitting Backwards on Chairs
- Prickles
- Sparrows
- Spitting
- Romance
- Windy Harbour
- Getting on the Map
- Tourist Tips
- Idiots
- Best Beaches
- Just Deserts
- The Beer Spoon
- Nan’s Cookbook
- Learning to Read
- Bad Presents
- Snodgrass
- Dropping In
- Trannies
- Budgies
- Tarzan and Noeleen
- Dampier Discipline
- The Doughnuts of Rottnest
- Friday Boronia
- A Night at the Seacrest
- The Snake Pit
- Corduroy Man
- Lunch
- Quizzing Santa
- The Lone Avenger
- Snugglepot and the Hobyahs
- Obituary for a Brown Dog
- Sharp and Onions
- Statues
- Daphne Walking Past
- The Lions of Claremont
- Combustion
- Butchers’ Shops
- St Anne Versus Ikea
- Herb
- Irene
- Contacts
- Mrs Kerfoops goes to Bali
- Trouser Singular
- Tins of Air
- The Gyms of Life
- Swimming to the Moon
- Acknowledgements
- Copyright