Stay and party
Kindie
Nursery
King hit
To hit or punch someone forcefully, usually from behind
Lame-brained
Stupid
Larrikin
Wild, unruly
Legend
Nice person
Let me have a squiz
Let me have a look
Lob-in
To arrive unexpectedly
Mank
Drunk
Mind your own bizzo
Mind your own business
Narky
Angry
Nong
Stupid
Not the full quid
Bit daft
Off her lolly
She’s very angry
On the turps
Drinking alcohol
On ya or Good on you
Encouragement
Pig’s arse
Rubbish
Pissed
Angry
Pissed as a parrot
Drunk
Pull your head in
Rat shit
Awful
Rooting
Shagging
Scrungy
Messy
Shattered
Upset
She’ll be apples
She’ll be fine
Shindig
Party
Shit-faced
Drunk
Smashed
Drunk
Snitchy
Narky
Spit the dummy
Lose patience
Spitting chips
Very angry
Square shooter
Honest person
Squiz
Look at
Stoked
Happy
Sweet as
Lovely
Tanked
Drunk
What a legend
What a nice person
What a purler
What a great thing or person
Wing-ding
Argument
Yak
Talk
Acknowledgements
At the risk of being repetitive I’d like to thank my editor Louise Moore and the entire team at Penguin for continuing to work so incredibly hard on my behalf. Everyone in editorial, sales, marketing and PR has worked with a dedication that astounds and delights me. I’m very grateful.
Thank you Jonny Geller, Deborah Schneider, Carol Jackson, Doug Kean, who are excellent agents and friends.
Thank you to Aly Barr for helping me check facts about fishing communities, weather and dialogues in Scotland and to Kerry Barr for explaining the Scottish exam system. Thank you to Nicole Byford for doing the same with regard to Australia.
Thank you to all my readers, each and every one of you.
Thanks to my family for constant encouragement and support, childcare, anecdotes and love.
The biggest thank-you has to go to Jim. Thank you for your love, patience and assistance: particularly for coming up with fantastic marketing ideas, designing my website, searching out Elvis tribute bands, driving to Blackpool, reading my scripts over and over again, propping me up, picking me up, slaying dragons and generally ensuring that my life is so crammed full of purpose and unadulterated bliss that I’m in serious danger of exploding.
Table of Contents
Cover
About the Author
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Husbands
1. Tomorrow is a Long Time
2. One Broken Heart for Sale
3. I Need Somebody to Lean On
4. Money Honey
5. How’s the World Treating You?
6. Guitar Man
7. All Shook Up
8. If I Can Dream
9. I Really Don’t Want to Know
10. His Latest Flame
11. You Don’t Know Me
12. I Got Lucky
13. Girl of Mine
14. I Just Can’t Help Believin’
15. Baby, Let’s Play House
16. Is It So Strange?
17. It’s Now Or Never
18. Tonight is So Right for Love
19. Baby, I Don’t Care
20. You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling
22. Love Me Tender
23. How the Web was Woven
24. That’s All Right, Mama
25. Trouble
26. I Forgot to Remember to Forget
27. Viva Las Vegas
28. Can’t Help Falling in Love
29. The Wonder of You
30. Good Rocking Tonight
31. My Happiness
32. Treat Me Nice
33. Hard Headed Woman
34. Shake, Rattle and Roll
35. Always On My Mind
36. Any Day Now
37. Memories
38. Devil in Disguise
39. Stuck On You
40. Suspicious Minds
41. One Night
42. I’ll Remember You
43. That’s When Your Heartaches Begin
44. Heartbreak Hotel
45. My Baby Left Me
46. I’m Leavin’
47. Stranger in My Hometown
48. It Hurts Me
49. Reconsider Baby
50. You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
Epilogue
Glossary of Australian terms
Acknowledgements