A character-driven novel set in 1960s Sydney, following a young X-ray technician who moves into a Kings Cross rooming house and becomes devoted to her landlady's mute young daughter, nicknamed "Angel Puss." A story of love, independence, and protecting those we cherish, told with warmth and dark comic flair from the bestselling author of The Thorn Birds.

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Hardcover first edition in pale green boards with purple/maroon lettering, in original price-clipped-free dust jacket. Boards are clean and square with no major wear. Dust jacket shows light edge wear and faint creasing at corners but no chips or tears. Text block is clean and tight; pages lightly toned as expected for age, with an illustrated frontispiece (astrological chart) and decorative title-page motif. No previous owner names, inscriptions, or stamps noted. Overall a sharp, near fine copy in a very good dust jacket.