VGC.Simon & Schuster,1999.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,crease/nick on the edge of the back cover) with Dj(a couple of creases,nicks and scratch on the Dj cover),both in VGC.Illustrated with colour photograph inside the front and back cover,b/w map.Nice and clean pages but slightly tainted on the outer edges,a couple of foxing marks inside the front and back cover.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.342pp including index.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: A comical and idiosyncratic account of the author's quest to find her Irish family connections in Australia, where she encounters a wide range of bizarre characters. The result is a snapshot of modern Australia which also sheds light on a past that has its contradictions and complexities.