Paperback. Australia: Univ. of Queensland Press, 1984 softcover reprint of 1960 original, 259pp. Language: English. Good condition: text clean; no creases. LIBRARY INKSTAMP on last blank page; some erased bookstore marks on 1st page. Noticeable average wear to corners. 3 sensitive, emotional individuals in a narrow-minded country town. Rumor and malice mount, sweeping them into isolation and, ultimately, disaster.