Weekly, an old cleaning lady known as the newspaper, dreams of escape from the parasitic demands of the past and the present. This new edition re-introduces one of the authors most popular and distinctive characters.

Elizabeth Jolley is the author of twenty-three books, including Miss Peabody's Inheritance, The Sugar Mother, and The Well. Celebrated as one of Australia's major writers, she also an Order of Australia for services to Australian literature and was awarded honorary doctorates from four universities.