Straight Shooter: Autobiographical Stories

"For the first time, this volume brings together T.A.G. Hungerford's three collections of highly-acclaimed, bestselling autobiographical short stories." "From his childhood in semi-rural suburbia, to his wartime experiences in Bougainville and occupied Japan; from Press Officer to the venerable Billy Hughes, to his days on the international news circuit, these stories make fascinating reading." Hungerford's style exemplifies the camaraderie of a natural story teller. With his extraordinary memory, vivid description and masterly use of colloquialisms and jokes, of imagery and metaphor, his writing reveals as much about the Australian character and language as it does about himself.