Songs of a Second World

What really goes on behind the scenes in a country town? These interrelated short stories expose the lives behind the masks.
The town, in this case, is the elegant provincial city of Ballarat in Australia. The theme of this brilliantly written anthology is the world behind what we take as actuality.
The stories in this collection have won ten literary awards including four Fellowship of Australian Writers Awards and an Alan Marshall Award as well as numerous commendations. These are stories with extraordinary depth - their impact redoubled by exposing both the inner and outer lives of the protagonists. This unusual collection maintains a very high standard indeed.