Father's Day

'Humanity looms large within these pages; the prose is understated and subtle with images deftly wrought. These perfectly realised stories are inflected with the kind of humour reminiscent of Raymond Carver's dark wit.' -The Age  'Father's Day is a book with emotion, but not cloying sentiment; it offers sharp observation coupled with empathy. Above all, it is uniquely Australian.'- Sunday Age Tony Birch has an eye for life lived at the margins and in Father's Day he brings the streets of th