Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, (1988) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Highly praised first collection of short stories by this Australian-born novelist who now lives in Canada. A previous recipient of Canada's Seal Award, Hospital is not as well-known as her writing would merit; this collection also received the Fiction Award of the Fellowship of Australian Authors. INSCRIBED on the half title page and dated in 1992. 210 pp. ISBN: 0-8071-15088.