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Arriving in the city with no money, no job, an indifferent mum and brother, and nowhere to stay, a shy 14 year old boy drifts from the city to the bush and back again, doing what work he can, slowly becoming more alienated and distrustful. This book takes the reader down some dangerous turns to the conclusion.

(Paperback)

Tait has just been released from a psychiatric institution. He has received a grant to write poetry and is eager to settle into a routine but has come to perceive the world as a scene of struggle. As Tait becomes immersed in his new life, he finds both acceptance and romance yet feels beleaguered and wrenching decisions loom.

(Paperback)

After a brief spell in gaol, 19-year-old Len Tarbutt, serving a life sentence, is sent to the maximum security ward of a mental hospital. His efforts to survive the system, and at the same time preserve his individuality are chronicled in these two stories.