TY - BOOK AU - Drewe,Robert TI - Swimming to the moon SN - 9781921696107 U1 - 306.994 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Fremantle, Western Australia PB - Fremantle Press KW - Suburban life KW - fast KW - Manners and customs KW - Australia KW - Social life and customs KW - Australian N2 - From a floury encounter on a baker's work table to the art of sitting backwards on chairs, from budgie training to spontaneous human combustion, this collection showcases the non-fiction writing of one of Australia's best-loved authors. These pieces encompass suburban portraits and coastal living, affectionate nostalgia and the absurdity of the everyday. They are endearing and often hilarious snapshots of Australian life from a master novelist who has turned the column into an artform ER -