{"product_id":"9781922079466","title":"The Home Girls: Text Classics","description":"Author: Masters, Olga\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922079466\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Sep 2012\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Introduced byGeordie Williamson \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Between the publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Home Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1982, and her death, Olga Masters was acclaimed as one of Australia's finest writers. Her short stories, distinguished by their acute observation of human behaviour, drew comparison with the finest exponents of the form, such as Chekhov.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Home Girls\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of candid, witty stories about rural and suburban life. Set in the mid-twentieth century, these are tales of ordinary people and domestic life. Masters was, as the \u003ci\u003eAdvertiser\u003c\/i\u003e remarked, 'a natural storyteller'.\u003cbr\u003e 'She can be both tender and funny, and always there is absolute authenticity of detail, a strong sense of time and place, an effortless depiction of personality.' Judges' Report, NBC Awards\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48144994271390,"sku":"UBD-9781922079466","price":14.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922079466.jpg?v=1786877978","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922079466","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}