Like a body of water fed by many sources yet remaining whole and self-contained, this imaginative work draws on journal, note-book, story, poem, tribute and criticism to produce an astonishingly powerful many-layered montage. It lays bare the creative process, the connection between text and context, experience and art. As well as presenting five beautifully developed and complete stories, Beverley Farmer also incorporates the day-to-day ideas and influences that sustain and nourish her creative output.