One of the wattle birds

An adult story about Cecily, a woman haunted by questions about her mother and who sets out to find the answers from those who knew her. She journeys to her aunt and uncle, talks to her grandmother and even visits the father she has never met, but fails to resolve her quest. A story about characters, ideas and human deception. The author has published six novels, short stories and written plays and adaptations for radio. She won the Miles Franklin Award in 1978 and 1980 respectively for 'Tirra Lirra by the River' and 'The Impersonators'.