First published in 1980
by Sisters Publishing
This edition first published in 2024
from the Writing and Society Research Centre
at Western Sydney University
by the Giramondo Publishing Company
PO Box 752
Artarmon NSW 1570 Australia
© Beverley Farmer 1980, 2024
Cover image: Joy Hester, Untitled (1949), from the Love series (1949) brush and ink and mauve pastel, 31.6 x 25.2 cm (image and sheet) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Purchased, 1976, P126-1976
© Joy Hester Estate/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Designed by Jenny Grigg
Typeset by Andrew Davies
in Tiempos Regular 9/15pt
Printed and bound by Pegasus Media & Logistics
Distributed in Australia by NewSouth Books
A catalogue record for this book is available from the National Library of Australia.
ISBN 978-1-923106-03-1
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