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Authors
Thea Astley
I. It´s
Raining in Mango:
Anne Molloy, Tantalizing images from Astley, The Courier-Mail,
Brisbane 22.10. 1988, p. 7
William Noonan, Richly-woven tapestry, The Australian, Canberra
6. 6. 1988
Susan McKernan, Saga of the ordinary, The Bulletin, Sydney,
21. 6. 1988, p.119
Elizabeth Webby, Men, women, black, white - Astley marks 1988,
The Sydney Morning Herald, 25. 6. 1988, p.76
Jennifer Maiden, It´s Raining in Mango, by Thea Astley,
The Age, Melbourne, Dec/88 - Jan/1989, p.33
Jeff Doyle, Critical eye on the cycles of Australian Life,
The Canberra Times, 28. 5. 1988, p. ?
Karen Lamb, Family traits and dramas, The Courier-Mail, Brisbane,
Great weekend 6, 4. 6. 1988