The wild and beautiful birds of the title are the cockatoos who - welcome trespassers in a suburban garden - transform the lives of those they condescend to visit. The Davorens, who for seven years have lived in total silence, are united suddenly in mutual worship of their exotic guests. Miss Le Cornu, the lonely spinster for whom Davoren's calls have become a needed ritual, regards the birds' descent on her chimney-pot as a privilege little short of divine grace. Savage but kind-eyed, tearing with fierce beak at his ...
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The wild and beautiful birds of the title are the cockatoos who - welcome trespassers in a suburban garden - transform the lives of those they condescend to visit. The Davorens, who for seven years have lived in total silence, are united suddenly in mutual worship of their exotic guests. Miss Le Cornu, the lonely spinster for whom Davoren's calls have become a needed ritual, regards the birds' descent on her chimney-pot as a privilege little short of divine grace. Savage but kind-eyed, tearing with fierce beak at his chosen victim, the cockatoo appears in many disguises in this masterly collection of short novels and stories. Essentially, the book's theme is intimacy, that close relationship in which possessive love can invade and cripple the spirit. In A Woman's Hand, and elderly man married to a proud, manipulative woman perceives in another man's magnificent isolation the stillness and contentment that he will never achieve. Allegedly raped by a mystery intruder, the respectable daughter of respectable and doting parents in The Night the Prowler sets out to violate the social codes that chain her to an unreal identity. In Sicilian Vespers, a doctor's wife on holiday attempts to exorcise her childhood spectres in what could be a blasphemous and joyless act of adultery or, on the other hand, a surrender to hysterical fantasy. So complete and richly furnishes is the writing of Patrick White that ideas and images within each story are as satisfying as the whole; each story is as nourishing as the book itself. The Cockatoos achieves a majesty to match the grandeur of his finest novels.
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Add this copy of The Cockatoos to cart. $10.90, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2019 by The Text Publishing Company.
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Add this copy of The Cockatoos to cart. $36.53, very good condition, Sold by Halcyon Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1974 by Jonathan Cape.
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Fine. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Not Stated. Fine in Very Good Indeed jacket. A first edition copy of this collection of six novellas, vividly told by the award-winning Australian writer Patrick White. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Previous owner's ink inscription to the front free end paper. The first work to be written by Patrick White (1912-1990) after winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, this is a compelling collection of six novellas. The third story of this collection, The Night the Prowler, was adapted into a film. White wrote the screenplay. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper remains smart, with minor chipping to the spine, and marks to the spine, folds and reverse of the wrap. Fine.
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Add this copy of The Cockatoos: Stories Patrick White to cart. $231.35, very good condition, Sold by LLU- BOOKSERVICE ANTIQUARIAN rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wahlstedt, S-H, GERMANY, published 1975 by Viking Press.
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First edition with review slip and author photograph Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
