t when bought together make a beautiful, fascinating mosaic of experiences emotions and events. Helen Garner also moves the tale backwards and forwards in time, enriching the often sad tale with a feeling of dislocation and loss that the 'friend' feels right throughout the story, as a struggling artist and a woman. This story is written in first person, but is used differently than first person in 'Postcards from Surfers.' In 'Postcards from Surfers', the f
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