It's Raining in Mango Thea Ast

It's Raining In Mango - Thea Astley Chapter Summaries Prologue Connie watching Reever protesting against logging. Connie falls, shows her age, resists help but no-one listens, concerned about Reever. Comments on the interconnectedness of her family - Laffeys. How To Get Sacked Jessica Olive reminiscent of her youth, explains the story to her granddaughter Connie. Cornelius arrives from Canada to Australia in 1861. Disappointed with the landscape he finds - feels he is trained for more …

…together as he does this. His preparing for a trip (but without taking a printing press), parallels Cornelius at the beginning of the saga. The amount that he packs reminds Connie of the other man named Will, that passed through their property when she and her brother were living with their Uncle Harry and Aunt Clytie. He takes Billy Mumbler with him, which parallels the kindness that George Laffey showed to Bidgi Mumbler decades ago.