Do You Take This Man? - Kerry Conway

Title: Do You Take This Man?
Author: Kerry Conway
Publisher: White Crane Press
Year: 1999
ISBN: 0-646-35981-9
Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good second-hand condition. Light shelf wear and gentle creasing to covers consistent with age and reading.

An Australian short story collection exploring marriage, rural life, longing, drought, work, love, and emotional endurance.

Kerry Conway writes with close attention to the emotional realities of country Australia — farmers, travellers, teachers, and ordinary people navigating relationships and isolation. The stories move between tenderness and hardship, examining the tension between affection, obligation, independence, and the weight of place.

Set largely against the landscapes of regional Victoria and the Mallee, the collection captures both the beauty and severity of rural life. Conway’s prose is restrained, observant, and deeply compassionate.