Books published by Ginninderra Press

When young novice Sister Anthony is assigned to St Cuthbert's orphanage, she is ill-prepared for the shocking revelations that will challenge everything she believes and bring her into conflict with her superiors, her family and her church.'Characters in this book are real. I have met them in my lifetime. They are part of the story of the Stolen Generations, an integral part of the shared history of our country. Every Australian should read this book.' - Mick Dodson, co-author of The Bringing Them Home Report, the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families

A variety of ambiguous tales both dark and quirky. Conflicts between mothers and daughters, brandy drinkers in search of an ideal, an escape from the mundane. Males with inflated egos to docile partners who ferment with insidious plans of their own. Curtain twitches, village gossip, betrayal and those who relish leading double lives. Half-truths about the past which have devastating consequences on the present. Friends who can be both kind and devious. The loneliness of old age and the secrets of a savage history. The choices made in a tense moment. From the pampered to the parsimonious, the strange to the ridiculous, this collection of short stories will amuse, tease and mystify. It will appeal to anyone who likes a laugh and who is bored reading about nice people.

Therese Corfiatis lives in Ulverstone on Tasmania's beautiful north-west coast. Her passion for the natural world, its shape, substance and light - 'a heaviness of bent colour / an arcing over of gold' ('Acacia Avenues') - and her exploration of the human condition - 'our love and longing / is rolled tight, like a ball' ('Thoughts on a Mother's Birthday') - offer moments in time that she hopes resonate for her readers.