Five Acre Virgin

This fine collection introduces the unique fictional world of Elizabeth Jolley. With a comic, yet disurbing vision, these stories are a sympathetic exploration of the lives of ordinary, although sometimes slightly eccentric, people. Their wry hopes, their courage, their moments of tenderness and understanding in the face of despair, are all presented with sensitivity and a quiet humour.

ANZ : Fremantle Arts Centre Press
United States : Viking/Penguin

• Year of Publication: 1976
• Genre: Literature
• Audience: Adult