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Copyright © Madeleine St John, 1993
Introduction copyright © Bruce Beresford, 2018
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First published in Great Britain by Andre Deutsch, 1993
This edition published by The Text Publishing Company, 2018
Cover artwork © Ladies in Black Film Pty Ltd, Create NSW and Screen Australia, 2018. All Rights Reserved.
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ISBN: 9781925603996 (paperback)
ISBN: 9781925626957 (ebook)
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