WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGE - SOFT COVER - MID SIZE-Civilization is mad and getting madder every day.' So says Shannon Hicks in Kylie Tennant's marvellous, harsh and satiric novel. Arriving in Sydney just before World War II, Shannon, a dreamer and idealist, takes on the world of politics, business, religion... and men. The consequences are challenging and unpredictable.