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This is the story of an old cleaning woman—known as “Weekly” or “The Newspaper” to the residents of Claremont Street for whom she works—who dreams of escape from the parasitic demands of both her past and her present. This new edition of a contemporary classic reintroduces this very popular and distinctive character.
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About the Author:
From Publishers Weekly:
Elizabeth Jolley is the author of twenty-three books, including Miss Peabody's Inheritance, The Sugar Mother, and The Well. Celebrated as one of Australia’s major writers, she also an Order of Australia for services to Australian literature and was awarded honorary doctorates from four universities.
The memorable heroine of this novel is a walking "newspaper," who tells the people whose houses she cleans about all the events in the neighborhood. A "sad, sometimes wildly funny, altogether wonderful story," cheered PW. (Dec .
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- PublisherFremantle Press
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1921361360
- ISBN 13 9781921361364
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number2
- Number of pages176
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