Author: Cato, Nancy.
Title: The Sea Ants and Other Stories.
Description: Melbourne William Heinemann, 1964. 1st ed. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), edges lightly foxed, pages lightly toned, jacket corners & spine & front cover ends slightly scuffed (some insect damage spine & nearby not affecting title, small toning marks front cover), bottom edge covers & spine edges rubbed. 202 pp. In this first collection of short stories by novelist Nancy Cato, she reveals a feeling for character and a sensitive poetic eye for colour and atmosphere. There are beach scenes, the heat of the desert, the city and the bush. The settings range over the continent of Australia from Hobart in the south to Darwin in the north, from the vineyards of South Australia to a lonely outstation in the Centre. Her ability to portray people who lead undistinguished and mundane lives and who yet suffer great mental and spiritual anguish is shown clearly in a longer than usual story, which concludes the collection. An author photo is on the rear of the dustjacket.

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