Tom Price: Gossip from an Australian Outback Mining Town

The plot of the story is amusing. The dialogue is realistic. The plot is strategically peppered with explanations of the geographical, geological, socio-economic reality, ethnic composition of the population, socio-political situation of the times, the exciting sexual life of the young couples and the explanations of the technology and workings of the mine within the narrative. The author describes in minute and vivid details her encounters with the local fauna and includes descriptions of the local flora. Some photos have been included to illustrate and authenticate the autobiographical work. The author’s perceptions of her relationship with the “heroine” of the story are a faithful description of her character and vicissitudes. Furthermore, the author has attempted to render the realities of the mining town life, ethos and features tangible to the reader’s mind.