| Publisher | Penguin Group (Australia) |
| Imprint | Penguin Books |
| Publisher Series | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Introduction by | J. M. Coetzee |
| First Published by | Penguin Books Australia Ltd |
| Copyright Holder (Text) | The Estate of Elizabeth Jolley |
| Copyright Holder (Introduction/Prologue) | J. M. Coetzee |
| Designed by | Allison Colpoys |
| Copyright Holder (Design) | Penguin Group (Australia) |
| Cover photo | Pete Leonard, zefa, Corbis |
| Author photo/portrait | Tanya Young |
| Copyright Holder (Photos) | Pete Leonard, zefa, Corbis, Tanya Young |
| Typeset by | Post Pre-press Group |
| Printed and Bound by | McPherson's Printing Group |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Australia |
| Republished | 1989 |
| Copyright | 1989 |
| This Edition Published | 2008 |
| Pages / Font | 224 pages / 11 pt Fairfield |
| ISBN | 978-0-14-318010-4 |
| Barcode | 9 780143 180104 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification Number | A823.3 |
| Printer's Key | 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 |
| Notes | First published in Viking by Penguin Books Australia Ltd, 1989 Published in Penguin, 1989 This edition published by Penguin Group (Australia), 2008 Text copyright © The Estate of Elizabeth Jolley 1989 Introduction © J.M. Coetzee Design by Allison Colpoys © Penguin Group (Australia) Cover photograph © Pete Leonard/zefa/Corbis Author photograph by Tanya Young Typeset in 11pt Fairfield by Post Pre-press Group, Brisbane, Queensland Printed and bound in Australia by McPherson's Printing Group, Maryborough, Victoria Elizabeth Jolley © Tanya Young |
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