Missus

St. Martin's Press, USA, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Illustrator: David Constable. Hardcover. 247 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: St. Martin's Press, USA, 1986. First Edition. This is the first USA edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in fine condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has light creasing. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: "Missus" takes us behind the lives of Hughie and Mumma, out of the gritty realism of inner city slum life and into the past of the stations, the bush, and the country towns. We meet them as they were in the early 1920s: drifter Hugh Darcy, the unwilling hero who sweeps the dreamily innocent Margaret Kilker off her feet. Ruth Park richly creates the turmoil of those early days of their courtship in the dusty outback, filled with beautifully drawn characters that will make you laugh as much as cry. Ruth Park s Australian classics take you from the barren landscapes of the outback to the colorful slums of Sydney with convincing depth, careful detail, and great heart. *** Illustrator: David Constable. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Australian; ISBN: 0312001541. ISBN/EAN: 9780312001544. Inventory No: 23070235.. 9780312001544