Sweetness and Light: The Pursuit of Happiness

Date posted: 08 May 2014

Stephen Forbes, Adelaide Review December 2012

As a child I was delighted by the appearance of transparent cellophane-wrapped and plastic display packs of glacé fruits that then seemed to be acceptable currency in Christmas gifts from distant cousins, or my father’s more distant business connections.

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