Foibles

<p>Three Sydneysiders muddle through a comedy of errors discovering their vulnerabilities and foibles. This is a darkly amusing series of novellas. Read them as distinct stories or as a suite.</p><p>Sybil's Unrest</p><p>Sybil is stuck in her bourgeois mopey rut with a horrible husband Frank. Her current reading material Jane Austen's Emma is offering some guidance-or is it? Her world turns pear-shaped when she runs to the aid of an injured young man Nick. She may avoid the bunkers but can she keep clear of the rough?</p><p>The Occidental</p><p>David has taken to drinking and brooding in the company of his only friend. Is Frank a friend? Arrangements are made to travel overseas but he retreats to an odd city hotel instead.</p><p>Bewildered</p><p>From Plunder's point of view any kind of social interaction is invariably disappointing. A boozy dinner party quickly goes belly-up. Oh and what's this about bees?</p><p>The protagonists cross each other's paths over one tragic crazy ultimately redemptive day.</p>